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You cherry-picked one word out of their comment and discarded the rest without addressing it at all.
No, what I see here is a bunch of people thinking these places deprive pregnant women of their free will once they walk into the place, or something. I think women, in general, are smart enough to realize what these places offer, and what they can and can't get there.
I keep asking, if a woman wants to have a child, and these people want help, why not let them help? And all I get are response questioning their motives.
Yes, many of these places do it for religious reasons. The same places may also run soup kitchens. Would you tell a hungry person to not accept free food because they might get preached at?
I have no problem with these places existing, as long as women still have access to everything else they need for health care, including abortions, in the area.
Gee, maybe because of our abysmal health and sex education. The fact that there are all ages of people who can visit these clinics and teenagers who think you can't get pregnant standing up. Maybe because women are lied to about abortion risks, gestational age until it's too late to get an abortion, and lied to about pregnancy risks they may have or risks that could go unnoticed because the staff dresses up like medical professionals even though they aren't. Women could easily not see an actual doctor because of insurance or cost. Seems like you have zero idea what you're talking about.
These people are not medical professionals. To be as you describe, they would have to make it abundantly clear that they are not a medical clinic, they do not provide medical advise, but religious counseling. They don't. They cosplay as medical personnel and lie to vulnerable women. It doesn't matter if most people wouldn't be taken in by it. Some are. The lies work.
Just to give you some reading on it. Also comparing these centers to a food kitchen is a gross misstatement. Food kitchens aren't lying to people about what food is or intentionally serving them food that will harm them.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-are-crisis-pregnancy-centers#are-they-unethical
https://msmagazine.com/2022/12/15/crisis-pregnancy-center-undercover/
https://msmagazine.com/2022/05/04/fake-abortion-clinics-crisis-pregnancy-center-cheap-abortion/
https://legalvoice.org/know-before-you-go/