Pro-life pregnancy centers see client increase after Supreme Court decision: study
In a significant shift following the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs ruling, which overturned federal protections for abortion, pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) have reported a substantial increase in clientele. According to a study released by the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the pro-life organization SBA Pro-Life America, these centers surpassed one million clients for the first time in 2024, marking a notable rise from the 974,965 clients recorded in 2022. This surge is attributed to the heightened availability of abortion services, particularly through mail-order abortion pills, which have contributed to an estimated 1.1 million abortions annually. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, emphasized the role of PRCs in addressing the complex challenges faced by women considering abortion, such as addiction, domestic abuse, and financial instability.
The report highlights that PRCs have invested nearly half a billion dollars in support services for their clients, with the value of material goods provided—such as diapers, strollers, and cribs—soaring by 48% since 2022. These centers offer a comprehensive range of services, including counseling, medical assistance, and connections to adoption agencies. Dannenfelser noted that many women who have had abortions express a desire to have given birth if they had received better emotional and financial support. This finding underscores the importance of addressing the underlying issues that lead women to consider abortion in the first place. However, PRCs are not without controversy; they face criticism for allegedly misleading clients about their stance on abortion and for the medical services they provide. A pending Supreme Court case could further shape the future of these organizations as they navigate the complex landscape of reproductive health care in the United States.
Overall, the increase in clients at pregnancy resource centers reflects a broader societal response to the changing legal landscape surrounding abortion and highlights the ongoing debate about the best ways to support women facing unplanned pregnancies. As these centers continue to expand their services and outreach, they play a crucial role in the conversation about reproductive health, women’s rights, and the resources necessary to empower women to make informed choices about their lives and families.
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Facilities designed to discourage abortion have seen tens of thousands of additional clients in the wake of the
Supreme Court’s
landmark Dobbs ruling, according to a study published Monday.
The Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of the pro-life organization SBA Pro-Life America, found in its annual
report
that the facilities, often known as pregnancy resource centers, surpassed one million clients for the first time in 2024.
That total is up from 974,965 in 2022, when the high court scrapped the federal right to abortion and flipped the issue back into the hands of states. The study looked at data from roughly 3,000 facilities nationwide.
The centers poured nearly half a billion dollars into supporting their clients, and the dollar value of material goods, such as diapers, strollers and cribs, provided to clients rose 48% from 2022.
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Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, told reporters on Monday the centers were an answer to the
prevalence of abortion
since Dobbs that the Charlotte Lozier Institute has attributed, at least in part, to easy access to abortion pills, which people can purchase by mail.
Pregnancy resource centers have “become even more important, especially with the horrific national policy that we have on the abortion drug which has led to the increase of abortions to around 1.1 million,” Dannenfelser said.
“You have a Planned Parenthood organization and a big abortion movement that, to the problem of addiction, says when she enters a clinic, or she goes online, ‘Here’s your pill. Have a nice life,’” Dannenfelser said.
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“Pregnancy centers, with the support of care workers, are going to the roots of the problem, to addiction, domestic abuse, homelessness, of the problem of just physically getting to your job so that you can do your job and support your family, the question of finishing school that you find yourself needing more resources and community and help at a moment where you want to say yes to your child and you also want to say yes to your own life and its trajectory,” she said.
Pregnancy centers have faced criticism, largely from the left, that they deceive their clients and donors into thinking they are not firmly against abortion and mislead clients about their ability to practice medicine. A
lawsuit
centered on that fight is pending before the Supreme Court; the high court will hear oral arguments in the case next month.
The report showed that clinics offer a range of services, from providing tangible items to adoption agency services, counseling and a variety of medical services, including abortion pill reversal, pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and STD screening.
The Charlotte Lozier Institute also said it found that more than 60% of women who have had abortions would rather have given birth if they had had more emotional and financial support.
“When we have the courage to ask the questions of real women in the real world, this is what we find over and over and over again,” Dannenfelser said.
