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Stop UPC false advertising

11/26/2025

The main objective of unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) is to prevent clients, either by persuasion or delay, from having an abortion. In furtherance of this mission, UPCs present themselves falsely as conventional “free clinics”...

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How do UPCs actually spend state money?

11/13/2025

Nineteen states directly fund unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs). Four others funded them until recently. Where does the money go? What is it used for? Is it an efficient use of state funds? These states...

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States need to address UPCs’ lack of ethics

10/27/2025

State boards of medicine and nursing are ignoring ethical violations by doctors and nurses who are associated with UPCs. Essentially, these licensed professionals are helping UPCs impersonate medical clinics, which is defrauding clients. Anyone...

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Regulate UPCs that pretend to be free medical clinics

10/14/2025

There are dozens of nonprofit free medical clinics in every state, which provide quality health care to people who can’t afford it. There are also dozens of Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs), which are masquerading...

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Require UPCs to disclose their spending

10/1/2025

Nineteen states currently subsidize Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs, often called crisis pregnancy centers) and yet, they need no subsidies. They are already spending far more than they provide clients in goods and services. How...

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Stop UPCs from disclosing sensitive client health information

9/17/2025

When clients go to any healthcare facility, they expect their sensitive personal health information to be kept confidential. But Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (otherwise called Crisis Pregnancy Centers) often send personal health information to a...

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PLI Bulletin

ICE Block, Sex Ed, False Ads and More

11/26/2025

False Advertising in Health Care Act: Some state efforts to stop false advertising by unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) have failed because of the way they defined UPCs. The False...

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Crime Watch, Press Watch, UPC Watch and More

11/13/2025

UPC Financial Transparency Act: During the last six years, 23 states have directly funded unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers), and 19 funded them this year. The Financial Transparency Act requires...

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SNAP Void, GHG Emissions, UPC Ethics and More

10/29/2025

Professional Responsibility in Reproductive Health Act: More than 2,000 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in an unethical manner in all 50 states. The Professional Responsibility in Reproductive Health Act...

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ACA, Free Clinics, Marches Matter and More

10/14/2025

Clinic Accountability and Standards Enforcement Act: More than 2,600 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in all 50 states. The Clinic Accountability and Standards Enforcement Act provides that if a...

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Transparency, Misogyny, Social Media and More

10/1/2025

Financial Transparency Act: More than 2,600 unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs, also called crisis pregnancy centers) operate in all 50 states. The Financial Transparency Act requires that, in order to receive grants from the state,...

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Housing, Health Privacy, Corporate Power and More

9/17/2025

Reproductive Health Client Data Privacy Act: Unregulated Pregnancy Clinics (UPCs) are not covered by HIPAA, the federal health privacy law, and many share confidential health information outside of the clinic. The Reproductive Health Client...

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