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Millions in tax dollars flow to anti-abortion centers in US

Abortion Pregnancy Centers
Posted at 10:24 AM, Feb 05, 2022
and last updated 2022-02-05 10:24:38-05

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Anti-abortion clinics across the country are receiving tens of millions of tax dollars to talk women out of ending their pregnancies.

An Associated Press tally shows that the spending is a nearly fivefold increase from a decade ago.

It's the result of an often-overlooked effort by mostly Republican-led states that have restricted access to abortion.

State budget figures reviewed by the AP show that nearly $89 million has been allocated across about a dozen states this fiscal year to fund the nonprofits known as crisis pregnancy centers.

A decade ago, the annual funding for the programs hovered around $17 million in about eight states. The centers are typically religiously affiliated.