Understanding the mechanisms of harm: Crisis pregnancy centers and reproductive health in the post‐Dobbs era
Ashish Premkumar, Hillary McLaren · 2026
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Ashish Premkumar and Hillary McLaren examine how crisis pregnancy centers can harm reproductive health in the United States after the Dobbs ruling. These centers offer supplies and counsel against abortion. They outnumber abortion clinics by at least three to one. The authors sort the harms into clear mechanisms.
Interviews with center leaders show little use of proven screening for health and social risks. That gap can deepen unfair outcomes in areas with thin maternity care. The centers also delay people's path to abortion or prenatal care, the authors argue. Delays can force costly travel across state lines. They frame this pattern as a form of reproductive pressure. The piece maps each step so policy and care teams can answer it.
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| CREATOR | Ashish Premkumar, Hillary McLaren |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 5 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |