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Truth and Transparency in Crisis Pregnancy Centers

The prevalence of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), their false claims, and the real harm they cause necessitate public education about their unethical practices. Also called “pregnancy resource centers” and “pregnancy support centers,” CPCs are nonmedical institutions designed to deceive women seeki...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Polcyn, Carly, Swiezy, Sarah, Genn, Leah, Wickramage, Pavithra, Sidiqqui, Neha, Johnson, Candise, Nair, Pooja, Bernard, Caitlin, Miller, Velvet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7784822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33786483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/whr.2020.0057
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Sumario:The prevalence of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs), their false claims, and the real harm they cause necessitate public education about their unethical practices. Also called “pregnancy resource centers” and “pregnancy support centers,” CPCs are nonmedical institutions designed to deceive women seeking comprehensive pregnancy care, as their volunteers are instructed to pedal misinformation about reproductive health care.