Healey's warning encouraged patients to do research before making an appointment at any center, especially if they are considering an abortion, which remains legal in Massachusetts.
“We just want people to understand that these centers advertise themselves as providing a full spectrum of pregnancy related services but then in fact they exclude abortion and they try to convince the person not to have an abortion,” said Cambridge City Councilor Quinton Zondervan.
Healey's warning encouraged patients to do research before making an appointment anywhere, especially if they are considering an abortion, which remains legal in Massachusetts. Crisis pregnancy centers are often funded by anti-abortion organizations and will not offer abortion as an option or other care including contraception, the warning said.
Most crisis pregnancy centers are not licensed medical facilities and do not have licensed doctors and nurses on staff, Healey's warning continued. Because they are unlicensed, they are not required to follow the standards or ethics that health care professionals are held by, the message stated. This means unlicensed, unqualified staff may conduct ultrasounds, which could be read inaccurately, and that they are not required to keep medical records private.
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