Church-backed pregnancy centers mislead, abortion rights group says

Volunteers at the crisis pregnancy centers supported by the Catholic Church provide inaccurate and deceptive information to advance anti-abortion agendas, abortion rights advocates testified Wednesday in Annapolis.

An abortion rights organization released a report detailing visits to 11 Maryland pregnancy centers, where “investigators” said they were told abortion leads to infertility or breast cancer. Volunteers at the faith-based centers attempt to “coerce” pregnant women to give birth, said Melissa Kleder, who authored the report for NARAL Pro-Choice Maryland.