Honors Projects
Abstract
A crisis pregnancy center (CPC) is an anti-abortion organization that “counsels” pregnant individuals while pretending to be pro-choice, often giving out false or misleading medical information and discouraging sex outside of marriage. These centers are usually affiliated with evangelical Christian groups and outnumber actual abortion clinics: it is estimated by pro-life groups that over 2,500 CPCs currently operate across the United States.
This project aims to make the anti-abortion bias of CPCs more visible to BGSU students by presenting research in a format that is easy to read. The project also investigates the practices of Her Choice (The BG Pregnancy Center), a CPC located across the street from campus that advertises counseling services to students.
Future projects should take this research a step further by creating a full social media campaign and including a call to action.
Department
School of Art
Major
Art – BFA in Graphic Design
First Advisor
Liz Bayan
First Advisor Department
School of Art
Second Advisor
Sandra Faulkner
Second Advisor Department
Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Publication Date
Spring 3-30-2019
Repository Citation
Gale, Morgan, "False Advertising: A Look at Crisis Pregnancy Centers" (2019). Honors Projects. 468.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/468
Included in
Community Health Commons, Graphic Design Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Women's Health Commons, Women's Studies Commons