The church already partners with an abortion fund in New Mexico to fly abortion seekers from North Texas to Albuquerque. Church leaders said they were trying to fill the resource vacuum left when abortion clinics shut down and OB-GYN offices felt limited in what they could say because of restrictive state laws.
For people seeking guidance after a positive pregnancy test, crisis pregnancy centers are often cheap and easily accessible, despite not being medical clinics. The centers are often affiliated with religious organizations that are staunchly opposed to abortion, and research has shown the centers can offer medically inaccurate information, including claims that link the procedure to breast cancer and infertility.
