For many Arkansans, discovering a pregnancy can bring a whirlwind of emotions—joy, fear, uncertainty. When a woman is pregnant, she deserves honest, transparent, and medically accurate care. But in Arkansas, crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) — also known as “fake clinics”— are using deceptive tactics to mislead, manipulate, and exploit those seeking help.

Now, lawmakers want to give them a tax break.

HB1404: A Handout for Deception

This week legislators introduced HB1404, a bill that would create a tax credit for donations to crisis pregnancy centers. These organizations are not medical clinics, and they actively work to discourage people from seeking reproductive healthcare. Here are some quick facts about CPCs:

HB1404 is pretty bad because it would allow donors and corporations to funnel money into CPCs while receiving massive tax breaks, all while these organizations continue undermining reproductive rights and exploiting vulnerable people.

EFF Calls for an Investigation into Arkansas CPCs

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a national privacy rights organization, has officially called on Attorney General Tim Griffin to investigate CPCs for potential privacy violations.

Many CPCs in Arkansas, including Options on Main in Jonesboro and First Choice Pregnancy Medical Center in Fort Smith, have misleading privacy policies that suggest they follow HIPAA regulations when they don’t.

In Louisiana, a leaked video training exposed how CPCs shared private client data within their networks. CPCs in multiple states, including Arkansas, Texas, and Missouri, falsely claim federal oversight to make clients believe their personal health information is protected.

Your Tax Dollars, Their Deception

HB1404 isn’t about supporting pregnant women. It’s a taxpayer-funded handout to fake clinics that deceive, manipulate, and violate privacy laws.

CPCs do not provide full-spectrum reproductive care—they exist solely to push an anti-abortion agenda. These centers mislead people into believing they are real medical clinics, when in reality, they lack medical oversight and regulation. By funding CPCs, Arkansas is actively redirecting resources away from real healthcare providers that offer comprehensive, science-based care.

What Can You Do?

Tell Arkansas lawmakers: NO TAX BREAKS for fake clinics. Call your state representative and tell them to vote NO on HB1404.

Demand an Investigation. Call Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office at 501-682-2007 and urge him to investigate Arkansas CPCs for deceptive practices.

Support Real Healthcare Providers. If you or someone you know needs reproductive healthcare, visit legitimate medical clinics that offer science-based, ethical care.

Women seeking medical care deserve the truth — not deception, not manipulation, and certainly not violations of their privacy.