California is a haven for reproductive rights, but anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers still thrive

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Even now, with the state constitution guaranteeing a woman’s right to choose, well-funded anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers still outnumber abortion clinics throughout the state and in San Diego.

operating nationwide. Nearly 180 are located in California, according to The Alliance, a statewide women’s rights and gender equality organization.The woman in the Pregnancy Care video says she initially intended to have an abortion. She speaks of having a child while finishing her education and continuing her family’s path out of poverty. She says she canceled two appointments for an abortion. After scheduling a third, she phoned a friend at Pregnancy Care.

“I was amazed, as soon as I saw Zion, he was waving, he’s like, 'Hi, I’m right here. Can you look at me? I’m right here,'” the woman says. “I was crying because I was feeling ashamed of myself for wanting to get an abortion.” “I’ve had women say to me, 'You’re not going to make me look at the ultrasound are you?'” said Henneberg, who performs abortions. “Or, they tell me, the last place I went, they made me look at the ultrasound even though I didn't want to see it.”

“Especially if they're not given information, say, about findings on the ultrasound or incorrect information about what's on the ultrasound,” she said. “That can make the difference between having a pregnancy terminating a pregnancy that they don’t feel prepared for.”

 

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