Anti-Abortion Centers
Did you know that over the last 20 years, Texas lawmakers have funneled more than $400 million in public funds to unlicensed and unregulated anti-abortion centers (often referred to as crisis pregnancy centers) that intentionally mislead pregnant people?
In 2025, the Texas Legislature agreed to give these fake clinics $100 million PER YEAR for 2026 and 2027.
Anti-abortion centers, also known as crisis pregnancy centers, masquerade as real clinics to dissuade people from getting abortion care. In recent years, many of these centers added medical trappings to appear legitimate. However, the goal is still the same: These fake clinics shame and coerce Texans who need abortion care.
Texans who go to anti-abortion centers expecting care will find nothing but lies and propaganda. These fake clinics are a critical component of the anti-abortion movement’s dedicated campaign to stigmatize abortion.
Texans deserve care, not deception. Propaganda, political agendas, and coercion do not belong in medicine.
The "Thriving Texas Families" program isn’t about public health. It’s about giving handouts to the anti-abortion movement.
Anti-abortion centers collect personal medical information from patients despite not being legitimate health centers. Additionally, these centers are not governed by the privacy protections afforded under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Worse, there is no oversight on how the funds are used. That’s because lawmakers didn’t write any legislation or direct any agency rulemaking; they just diverted the money to these fake clinics. That makes it the largest publicly-funded state program with no oversight, accountability standards, or transparency.
Instead of wasting our public funds, Texas needs to invest in proven public health strategies like expanding Medicaid and increasing family planning services, including allowing CHIP to cover birth control.
Don't fall for fake clinics.
Anti-abortion centers are extremely adept at appearing to be straightforward medical clinics that have no agenda or bias. These deceptive practices, along with their bloated budgets, have allowed them to spread rapidly.
In Texas, residents who need abortion care are desperate for resources amid a total abortion ban. While abortion clinics across the state have been forced to close, there are well over 200 anti-abortion centers across the state. More than any other state in the nation.
Before you receive care anywhere, you should check this database to ensure you’re not unwittingly going to an anti-abortion center. Share this info with your friends!
