When Hana found out she was pregnant, she was five weeks along. As a college student living near Boston, she had numerous options for abortion healthcare. But she ended up at an anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy center” she thought was an abortion clinic.
The website used all the right language. I even knew about CPCs before this whole ordeal. I completely fell for it because it made the website seem like a medical clinic. It included stuff about services you may need. It was if it said, “Abortion is something that we do” without ever actually using those words. It was only when I got there that I was informed, “We don’t actually provide that service.
So alarms started going off, but I was also incredibly scared about an ectopic pregnancy because I got pregnant on the pill and I took Plan B. I know both of those things increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. I was desperate and this was a way for me to get testing without having to pay and without having to file insurance.Hana’s response to the CPCs evasive text about whether they were a CPC.Yes.
The only reason I stayed at that point was because I was scared for my own health. I wanted to make sure that I was okay. So she came back and took me to the back room where they had this ultrasound machine. I met Cathy who did the ultrasound. After that, I pretty much zoned out and focused my attention over at the wall which I noticed was entirely covered in “pro-life” pamphlets. I was sitting there completely uncomfortable because I also have a full bladder that she’s pressing on, and all I could think was “I need to leave.”
Worcester Women’s Clinic falsely suggests they offer abortion health care by urging people to schedule a “consultation” to find out how much an abortion will cost.They were saying abortion was dangerous. That it could decrease my chances of getting pregnant in the future. She said abortion can cause breast cancer, and it can cause depression.
I just took them and told her, “Okay, I’m gonna go.” And she’s like, “Okay, I’ll text you later because we have your phone numbers. To just make sure that you’re okay, and that you’re comfortable with your decision.” They never ended up doing that. I made the mistake of trusting these people, who did not hesitate to abuse it, and it has forever changed me.
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