Congressman Dan Goldman Pushes to End Crisis Pregnancy Centers' Predatory and Deceptive Advertising Practices
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Deceptively Market Themselves as Full-Service Reproductive Health Care Providers
Predatory Practices Aim to Prevent Women Seeking Abortions from Accessing the Procedure
Centers Intentionally Target Low-Income Communities, Communities of Color
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Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Congresswoman Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) in introducing the ‘Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act’ to stop crisis pregnancy center organizations from using deceptive advertisements claiming to offer reproductive health care. The SAD Act would direct the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit unfair or deceptive advertising related to the provisions of abortion services and authorize the FTC to enforce these rules and collect penalties from organizations in violation.
Crisis pregnancy centers market themselves as abortion clinics or comprehensive reproductive health care providers to women in vulnerable and emotionally fragile positions, intentionally targeting low-income communities and communities of color. Once under their care, these centers use aggressive rhetoric and manipulative means to coerce them into carrying their pregnancies to full term, jeopardizing their health, well-being, and trust in health care providers.
“The choice to get an abortion is a deeply personal one yet the deceptively-named “crisis pregnancy centers” take advantage of the unique vulnerabilities of low-income women and women of color,” Congressman Dan Goldman said. “Crisis pregnancy centers are nothing but unlicensed, anti-abortion propaganda centers masquerading as health care. Women deserve to be able to trust those who claim to be health care providers. Every second that we wait to regulate crisis pregnancy centers and their deceptive advertising practices puts more women in their crosshairs and impairs reproductive freedom for all women.”
Congressman Dan Goldman is committed to protecting abortion access across the country, including for those seeking abortions outside their home states.
In March of 2023, the Congressman cosponsored the ‘Women’s Health Protection Act,’ which establishes a federal right for healthcare professionals to provide abortion care and the right for their patients to receive care, free from bans and medically unnecessary restrictions that single out abortion care. The ‘Women’s Health Protection Act’ codifies and expands upon the rights established in Roe v. Wade.
Earlier this week, Goldman cosponsored the ‘Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act,’ which would support women attempting to access abortion care that may be unavailable in their state. This legislation would provide grants to non-profit and community-based organizations – including abortion funds – to offset the cost of travel-related expenses.
Congressman Goldman is a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus.
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