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Rights campaigners expose anti-abortionists’ intentions
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Rights campaigners expose anti-abortionists’ intentions
Friday 11 October 2024, 01:55 PM

Pregnancy centres should provide honest, unbiased support for reproductive decisions [Image: Colin Lloyd on Unsplash]
Three advocates of sexual and reproductive health – Helen Paterson, Melanie Pierson and Jacqueline Cavanagh – argue some pregnancy centres may not be what they seem, masking anti-abortion agendas behind the guise of support
The free counselling services advertised by CPCs do not meet the legal standards of objectivity required for people deciding about an intended pregnan
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- Montoya M, Judge-Golden C, Swartz J (2022). The Problems with Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Reviewing the Literature and Identifying New Directions for Future Research. International Journal of Women’s Health, 2022;14, 757–763. Doi.org/10.2147/IJWH.S288861
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. October 2022. Issue Brief: Crisis Pregnancy Centers. www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/trending-issues/issue-brief…
- Manatū Hauora. 2022. Standard for Abortion Counselling in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ministry of Health.
- International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. ISUOG Statement on the safe use of Doppler for fetal ultrasound examination in the first 13+6 weeks of pregnancy (updated 2021) and ISUOG statement on the non-diagnostic use of ultrasound in pregnancy (2021). Available at www.isuog.org/clinical-resources/isuog-guidelines/safety-statements-eng…