Birth Explained

Pregnancy centers are NOT the same as clinics that offer abortion services.

Pregnancy centers are more abundant in the US and are often run by religious organizations.

A person seeking care may find out they are pregnant at this location, but no services are provided. Instead the pregnant person is offered information about staying pregnant only.

In many states, a pregnant person must receive state mandatory counseling 24-72 hours prior to abortion treatment. These two separate visits must happen with the same physician.

This means if someone first goes to a pregnancy center to confirm their pregnancy, they still must schedule a visit at a clinic that offers abortion and go through another counseling visit before the wait period, then the decided treatment.

This process could add another week+ to the gestation because of scheduling availability, travel time, lack of funds, etc.

The added time may mean they are no longer legally allowed an abortion in the state. Thus resulting in forced continued pregnancy, harmful self-managing, or attempting to go to another state to start the entire process over again.

Many people cannot afford to travel for abortion care. They cannot get off work or school. They don’t have the funds to pay for an abortion (at least $300 in Texas). They don’t have the funds or support system to travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles to receive abortion care.