Anti-Abortion Centers Expand Medical Services as Planned Parenthood Clinics Close Across US

Pregnancy centers in the U.S. that discourage abortion have been expanding their medical services, including testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and primary care, a trend accelerated after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These centers aim to replace services traditionally offered by Planned Parenthood, which is closing some clinics due to Medicaid changes. However, abortion-rights advocates criticize these centers for lacking accountability, refusing to provide birth control, offering limited ultrasounds, and promoting unproven abortion-pill reversal treatments. Most of these centers do not accept insurance, thus avoiding federal medical privacy laws and some licensing standards, raising concerns about their medical oversight. Meanwhile, abortion opponents highlight new clinics in states like New Jersey that allow abortions up to birth, condemning such policies as morally unacceptable and opposing late-term abortions even in cases of fetal anomalies. This contrast underscores the ongoing national debate over abortion access and the differing approaches to reproductive health services and rights.