Abortion-rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol on April 13, 2022. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, data about women seeking abortions – and health-care professionals and others who assist them – has become an explosive issue. — AP
Heartbeat International, an Ohio-based nonprofit, has spent years collecting data on pregnant women to develop better ways to make sure women carry pregnancies to term and to persuade them from getting an abortion.
Based in Columbus, it says that it provides support services to the world’s largest network of “pro-life pregnancy resource centres”, which are also known as crisis pregnancy centres. Such facilities often misrepresent that they provide options for reproductive health services and instead are focused on preventing abortions.
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