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- Title
POLICY FORUM: Why Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Legal but Unethical.
- Authors
Bryant, Amy G.; Swartz, Jonas J.
- Abstract
Crisis pregnancy centers are organizations that seek to intercept women with unintended pregnancies who might be considering abortion. Their mission is to prevent abortions by persuading women that adoption or parenting is a better option. They strive to give the impression that they are clinical centers, offering legitimate medical services and advice, yet they are exempt from regulatory, licensure, and credentialing oversight that apply to health care facilities. Because the religious ideology of these centers' owners and employees takes priority over the health and wellbeing of the women seeking care at these centers, women do not receive comprehensive, accurate, evidence-based clinical information about all available options. Although crisis pregnancy centers enjoy First Amendment rights protections, their propagation of misinformation should be regarded as an ethical violation that undermines women's health.
- Subjects
ETHICS; HEALTH facilities; LEGISLATION; POLICY sciences; UNPLANNED pregnancy
- Publication
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2018, Vol 20, Issue 3, p269
- ISSN
2376-6980
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.pfor1-1803