This week marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving states the power to determine how, where, and why someone can get a legal abortion, if at all.

While Pennsylvania does not appear poised to outlaw abortion in the immediate future, the state has for years funded centers designed to prevent abortions by dissuading people considering the procedure, delaying access to medically legitimate prenatal and abortion care, doctors say.

That would continue under the first budget proposed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who has billed himself as a staunch defender of the right to choose. Shapiro's proposal includes roughly $6 million for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers, almost $1 million of it from the state line item providing cash assistance to low-income families, Capital-Star reported in April. 

Abortion access advocates urged him to zero the funding out.

"Three out of four Pennsylvanians who qualify for [cash assistance] are denied it, yet 100% of six-figure, anti-abortion executives willing to take those funds get it," Tara Murtha of the Women's Law Project said.

THE CONTEXT: Pennsylvania's funding of crisis pregnancy centers has been contested for years, culminating in a lawsuit that sought more information on how the Harrisburg-based recipient of the funds, Real Alternatives, is using the millions it receives from taxpayers annually.

Similar dynamics are playing out in other states.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed line items for similar services before, while Democratic-led Minnesota is looking to apply conditions to that state's funding of the centers in an effort to mute their anti-abortion agenda. Critics say the centers offer misleading information and conceal their true purpose: to discourage abortions. Supporters say the centers — of which there are well over 100 statewide — offer options.

Their reach is expanding in a post-Roe America, including through Google ads targeting states like Pennsylvania, where abortion is less restricted, and directing abortion seekers to crisis pregnancy centers instead.

Shapiro's office did not respond to requests for comment. His budget plan isn't final. Negotiations continue ahead of a June 30 deadline.

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