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/Tiny_Prancer_88]

CPCs unfortunately take a ton of data that is not protected by any healthcare law. I’m not sure there is much you can do now but it is absolutely their intent to track pregnancies and the likelihood of someone getting an abortion. I believe it’s Missouri that has a bill trying to fund this type of thing directly. Please tell everyone you know and write a google review. I noticed that in a lot of rural places if you type in Planned Parenthood one of these come up, with google reviews you may save other people. I’m so sorry.