Sex ed just didn't make the grade

During the Sexual and Reproductive Health course in graduate school, I was first introduced to organizations in the United States known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), which are located in states across the country, including in Massachusetts. CPCs are often non-profit establishments and have th...

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Published inTelegram & gazette
Main Author Mwangi, Sheila
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Worcester, Mass GateHouse Media, Inc 24.06.2016
Subjects
Abortion
Birth control
Contraception
Curricula
Informal Education
Internet access
LGBTQ people
Nonprofit organizations
Pornography & obscenity
Pregnancy
Public health
Reproductive health
Secondary schools
Sex education
Students
Womens health
Young adults
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Summary:During the Sexual and Reproductive Health course in graduate school, I was first introduced to organizations in the United States known as Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), which are located in states across the country, including in Massachusetts. CPCs are often non-profit establishments and have the supposed aim of counseling women on pregnancy, childbirth, and abortion. They are run by a non-profit organization whose major agenda is to guide women away from making a choice to terminate a pregnancy. More than often, medically inaccurate information is provided to those who seek help from these centers so as to steer them away from an event such as abortion, according to the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). Further, some women have been misled about birth control methods, such as claims that birth control methods can cause an abortion. This kind of misinformation can cause more harm in the future, especially if individuals are not receiving the necessary care. Despite the general stance on the issue of abortion, these centers attract vulnerable populations including women of low socioeconomic status and women from racial minority groups. Through their online advertisements, these centers are also likely to attract teenagers who are merely seeking information about birth control methods or who need counseling when facing an unexpected pregnancy.
ISSN:1050-4184