Abstract
Objectives
Studies have illustrated crisis pregnancy centers’ (CPC) disingenuous practices regarding
abortion services. We evaluated the proportion of patients who visited a CPC before
their abortion in Los Angeles.
Study Design
Patients attending one of two abortion clinics between July 2019 - March 2020 were
recruited for a survey that examined patient characteristics and locations of care.
Results
Five hundred and eleven respondents participated (62% response rate). Less than one
percent of individuals visited a CPC before their abortion. Fifty three percent of
survey respondents obtained their abortion within one visit, 39% within two unique
clinic visits, and eight percent visited three or more clinics.
Conclusion
CPC visits before abortion were uncommon in our patient population.
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