Stop intrusive UPC intake questions

Posted on December 10, 2025

Intake forms at unregulated pregnancy clinics (UPCs) are often very intrusive, asking personal questions that have nothing to do with the limited “services” they provide. And they use the answers, not to help their...

ICE Block, Sex Ed, False Ads and More

Posted on November 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...

Stop UPC false advertising

Posted on November 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”...

Crime Watch, Press Watch, UPC Watch and More

Posted on November 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...

How do UPCs actually spend state money?

Posted on November 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...

SNAP Void, GHG Emissions, UPC Ethics and More

Posted on October 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...

States need to address UPCs’ lack of ethics

Posted on October 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...

ACA, Free Clinics, Marches Matter and More

Posted on October 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...

Regulate UPCs that pretend to be free medical clinics

Posted on October 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...

Transparency, Misogyny, Social Media and More

Posted on October 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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