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Anti-abortion pregnancy centers will likely outlast the age of Roe – here's how they're funded and the services they provide

  • Written by Laura Antkowiak, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA dozen states now provide a total of $89 million in funding to pregnancy centers.Yuji Ozeki/Digital Vision via Getty Images

Experts predict increased economic hardship now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.

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