We are monitoring several updates in the unregulated pregnancy clinic (UPC) industry this week, including Reproductive Health and Freedom Watch’s new tracker, UPCFinanceWatch.com, released in partnership with Reproaction. More on that below:
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- Reproductive Health and Freedom Watch, in collaboration with Reproaction, launched UPCFinanceWatch.com, unveiling the staggering $1.7 billion revenue of the unregulated pregnancy clinic industry. This comprehensive tracker centralizes financial data for UPCs, highlighting potential ties to Heartbeat International, the nation’s largest UPC network. The industry, long resistant to scrutiny and legislative oversight, remains shrouded in secrecy regarding its use of public funds and data privacy practices. As lawmakers consider new proposals to allocate or expand taxpayer funding, UPCFinanceWatch.com serves as a vital resource for advocates, providing data that reveals the true scale of this growing industry.
- Ms. featured Reproductive Health and Freedom Watch’s own Jenifer McKenna on Preconceived, a documentary about the UPC industry filmed during the leadup to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs. Wade. As the article states, “In one scene, the film takes viewers inside the Stanton Healthcare CPC in Idaho, where a young woman is filling out medical history forms in what looks like a doctor’s waiting room. On camera, Stanton’s director of client services points to a notice on a white wall: ‘It’s our HIPAA. We’re completely HIPAA compliant. … anything
have done here, any communications, is completely confidential.’ In fact, CPCs are not governed by HIPAA and have no legal obligation to protect client data they collect.”
- In the 2024 battleground state of Arizona, a network of unregulated pregnancy clinics called “Choices Pregnancy Centers” is partnering with extremist organization Turning Point USA, an organization “pouring millions of dollars” into mobilizing voter turnout for Trump.