CareConfidential is a charity which provides information and counselling independent of the

NHS The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...

on pregnancy choices, and post-abortion support. They do this through their website, helpline and online chat. Information on their website and leaflets has been certified by the information Standard. They formerly supported a network of

crisis pregnancy centers A crisis pregnancy center (CPC), sometimes called a pregnancy resource center (PRC) or a pro-life pregnancy center, is a type of nonprofit organization established by anti-abortion groups primarily to persuade pregnant women against having an ab ...

, but as of 2014, no longer do so. CareConfidential was founded as a programme of the

anti-abortion Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life or abolitionist movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in respons ...

organisation

Christian Action Research and Education Christian Action, Research and Education (CARE) is a social policy charity based in the United Kingdom, with offices in London, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Founding and programmes CARE began in 1971 as the Nationwide Festival of Light, but wa ...

(CARE), and became an independent charity in 2011. Since becoming independent CareConfidential do not explicitly state whether they are support or oppose abortion rights but seek to acknowledge the freedom of choice, respecting all clients' decisions. Investigations by BBC Newsnight and by the pro-choice charity Education for Choice found that false medical information about the supposed physical and mental health risks of abortion was given during counselling at some centres affiliated with CareConfidential and that the counselling was not impartial, with counsellors pushing women to carry their pregnancies to term.Newsnight
/ref> Other centres were impartial, offering clients the time, space and accurate information to talk though their choices.

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