Chances are, if you live in Fort Collins, you have likely seen the Alpha Center on South College Avenue. Though it may not be obvious from its generic name or unassuming exterior, the Alpha Center is a facility that claims to offer services to pregnant people, specifically individuals experiencing unplanned pregnancies. You may assume that the Alpha Center is similar to Planned Parenthood, an accredited reproductive clinic that provides well-rounded, compassionate care to pregnant individuals, including abortion services and prenatal treatment. However, this could not be further from the truth. In reality, the Alpha Center is one of many illegitimate and extremely dangerous crisis pregnancy centers in the United States. Crisis pregnancy centers are facilities that pose as reputable reproductive health clinics but are actually run by religious, anti-abortion groups. CPCs advertise services like free pregnancy tests, counseling and preabortion ultrasound screenings. They advertise the...