The Obria Group

The Obria Group is a 501(3)(c) non-profit that runs crisis pregnancy centres in the United States.[1] They have 30 clinics in 5 states.[2] In 2018, they applied for but were turned down for a title X grant because they did not provide hormonal birth control.[3] In 2019, they received millions of dollars of grants of title X funding from the Trump administration after promising to provide birth control.[4][3] The grant garnered criticism because title X grants are intended to fund family planning services, which the centres did not at the time of award provide, aside from advising less effective methods such as abstinence and the rhythm method.[3] Google has been criticised for giving them grants for ads which have been called "deceptive."[5]

The Obria Group were previously known under the name Birth Choice Health Clinics.[6]

References
  1. "Charity Navigator - Unrated Profile for The Obria Group Inc". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. Colliver, Victoria. "Anti-abortion clinics tapping into federal funds under Trump". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  3. Colliver, Victoria. "Anti-abortion clinics caught in tumult over Trump family planning rules". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  4. "Trump administration awards $1.7 million family planning grant to anti-abortion group". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  5. York, Stephanie Kirchgaessner Jessica Glenza in New (2019-05-13). "Google has given $150,000 in free ads to deceptive anti-abortion group". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  6. Inc, Beyond Fifteen Communications (2015-03-17). "Birth Choice Health Clinics Announces Transition to Obria Medical Clinics and Plans for Expansion". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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