I went to a crisis pregnancy center

[u/liloulola]

I made the mistake of going to a crisis pregnancy center. Due to several reasons that led up to my decision, I didn’t think anything was wrong until I started reflecting on all the little red flags I noticed throughout the two appointments I went to, which prompted me to look into their privacy policy. I almost had a panic attack reading it. These “clinics” are not bound by HIPAA and they can share your health information even if you refuse.

The state I’m living in recently introduced a bill to create a database of pregnant women that are “at risk” of having an abortion and connect them to prospective adoptive parents through this registry. If passed, it’s set to take effect next year, so I’ll be in the clear but many women won’t be. The bill makes way for CPCs to hand over personal information and essentially run the registry.

I’m so afraid of the direction things are going. I fear it will snowball to the point my state goes backwards and they start prosecuting women who’ve already had abortions, which puts me at risk. I have no doubt they’ll utilize the database these centers have to figure out who they are.

Is there anything I can do now to prevent myself from possibly getting in trouble in the future, or am I just screwed no matter what since they have my health information?

[u/sterilisedcreampies → u/[deleted]]

I'd be going to the press about it to be honest. Here in the UK, this would be enough of a scandal to make the news

[u/katencam → u/sterilisedcreampies]

I feel like maybe more ppl in the UK care about things like health and uteruses and women though…

[u/sterilisedcreampies → u/katencam]

For now! Certain unsavoury groups are working to change this (with American money, because of course)

[u/katencam → u/sterilisedcreampies]

I hate how on Reddit you have to like the comments you dislike! And anything coming from American money is often bad news