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Why I Can’t Support Crisis Pregnancy Centers Anymore
Take it from someone who collected change in a baby bottle.
When I was in middle school, I collected change in a baby bottle for a faith-based crisis pregnancy center. I was told that it would help women in need and potentially save lives. Being well-intentioned but uninformed, I eagerly stowed coins away to fill my bottle and turned it in at school.
In high school, a pregnant woman volunteered to get an ultrasound live at my school. I could have sworn I saw the baby wave as the ultrasound’s findings were projected on a screen. This was supposed to create sympathy for the pro-life cause. Being young and not knowing any better, I bought into the idea easily. Everyone should have a chance to live, right?
Later on that year, I found myself scrolling through an article (probably this one) about how faith-based crisis pregnancy centers harmed women. I was shocked that anyone, especially someone who called themselves a Christian, could get away with such deceptive and harmful acts. I felt sick knowing that I contributed to this cause and actually thought that I was doing the right thing. Ever since then, I have felt the need to speak out against these centers but didn’t have the courage to speak out until now.
