Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centres in British Columbia
By Joyce Arthur
A Research Project for the Pro-Choice Action Network
January 2009
Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centres in British Columbia
Table of Contents
The Project: Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centres in BC ........................................................... 3 Introduction............................................................................................................................ 3 Infiltration ............................................................................................................................... 3 Researching CPCs ................................................................................................................ 3 Surveys ................................................................................................................................. 5 Phone Calls to Health Centres .............................................................................................. 8 BC Road Trips ....................................................................................................................... 9 Misinformation and Deceptive Tactics from CPCs .................................................................. 13 Adoption ...................................................................................................................................... 17 CPC Structure and Hierarchy .................................................................................................... 17 Funding of CPCs......................................................................................................................... 18 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 18
Appendix 1: Correcting Medical Misinformation ..................................................................... 21 Appendix 2: Counselling Abuses in the Volunteer Training Manual ..................................... 35 Appendix 3: List of CPCs in British Columbia ......................................................................... 45 Appendix 4: Examples of CPC Advertising .............................................................................. 47 Appendix 5: CAPSS Statements................................................................................................ 49 Appendix 6: CAPSS Statistical Report Summary .................................................................... 51 Appendix 7: CPC Poster............................................................................................................. 53 Appendix 8: How to Access Abortion in BC............................................................................. 55 Appendix 9: BROCHURE: Beware of "Crisis Pregnancy Centres" ....................................... 57 Appendix 10: Maps of BC Services........................................................................................... 59

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