Headlines From The Times The Future of Abortion, Part 4: Keeping It
Pregnancy centers offer services like free pregnancy tests, and sometimes resources like diapers or baby clothes — even classes and counseling. Their main focus, though, is to persuade women not to have abortions — and support those who continue their pregnancies.
Today, how religious organizations and state funding have led to the rise of these pregnancy centers, as abortion rights fall nationwide.
Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times Houston bureau chief Molly Hennessy-Fiske
More reading:
The antiabortion movement fuels a growth industry: Pregnancy centers
Read and listen to the rest of the L.A. Times “The Future of Abortion” series here
Even with Roe vs. Wade in place, low-income women struggle to get abortions in Texas