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The city of Somerville, Massachusetts, voted on March 24 to ban pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) on the basis that they are allegedly misleading because they do not provide or promote abortions. According to Tufts Daily<\/a>, the ordinance is proactive, as there are currently no PRCs in the city. It was promoted by\u00a0City Councilor-at-Large Kristen Strezo\u00a0and\u00a0co-sponsored by the entire city council. Failure to comply with the ordinance will result in a $300 fine.<\/p>\n

Strezo praised the ordinance, saying<\/a>, \u201c[I’m] very proud of the CPC Ordinance as it can make a direct impact on many residents\u2019 lives, ensuring that my constituents have the dignity to make their own medical decisions based on accurate healthcare information. This shows my continued commitment to the protection of abortion rights, access to reproductive health care, and an individual\u2019s right to make reproductive decisions about one\u2019s own body.”<\/p>\n

She also alluded to the oft-repeated \u2014 but false \u2014 claim that PRCs are somehow misleading to women.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really upset that I still have to fight as hard as I do for reproductive justice and abortion access,\u201d\u00a0she said. \u201cWe know that \u2014 in many cases \u2014 [PRCs\u2019] intent is disingenuous, and they often will withhold critical information about pregnancy [and] about abortion. In my capacity as a city councilor, we have to make sure that \u2026 accurate information is getting out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Report slamming pregnancy centers as a \u2018public health danger\u2019 is lacking in facts<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the ordinance’s passage, Planned Parenthood put out a statement<\/a> thanking the city council members for their support of “reproductive rights and reproductive justice.”<\/p>\n

Calling pregnancy resource centers disingenuous is yet another lie peddled by the abortion industry. It is true that they don’t provide or refer for abortions, but what they offer instead are resources and help that pregnant women will never<\/em> find inside an abortion facility. Some of their services include\u00a0private medical consultation, ultrasounds, pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, and STD testing \u2014 but unlike abortion facilities, PRCs also offer maternity and baby items and offer referrals for state programs, financial help, housing, legal help, prenatal care, child care, and professional counseling.<\/span>\u00a0In 2019<\/a>, PRCs helped nearly two million women and families in need. Many women<\/a> have spoken<\/a> about what a blessing and a\u00a0help<\/a> these types of centers were to them \u2014 and all at no cost to the families in need.<\/p>\n

The abortion industry sees PRCs as a threat because they serve women and babies in crisis and help women choose life instead of abortion, and fewer abortions mean fewer profits. Banning PRCs isn’t helping women in any way \u2014 instead, it will serve only to drive more women toward abortion by denying resources that could help those who would otherwise wish to parent their children.<\/p>\n

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The city of Somerville, Massachusetts, voted on March 24 to ban pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) on the basis that they are allegedly misleading because they do not provide or promote abortions. According to Tufts Daily, the ordinance is proactive, as there are currently no PRCs in the city. 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