Hi, I'm Rachel, one of the hosts of the Suburban Women Problem.

For the next few weeks, we're sharing season two of our limited series, The Cost of Extremism.

Extremists across the country are attacking our freedoms and kids and families are paying the price.

This five-episode series will take a deep dive into crisis pregnancy centers, book bans, the crunchy

mom-to-alt-write pipeline, and more. Amanda Jasmine and I will be back after our spring break,

but in the meantime, we hope you enjoy this investigation into the true cost of extremism.

Extremists across the country are attacking our freedoms, and kids and families are paying the price.

These anti-abortion organizations are everywhere. They're powerful. They're well-funded. They're

the whole way up to the federal government. My CPC story is deeper. It's a big part of my abortion experience for me.

Everybody can be impacted by reproductive and sexual health issues from life to death.

The fact that these places exist shows how much of a battle we still have ahead of us

relative to reproductive rates. This is the cost of extremism.

Season 2, Episode 1, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, an anti-abortion health care crisis.

When the term Crisis Pregnancy Center comes to mind, you might envision a supportive environment,

providing women with access to safe and professional reproductive health care.

That's the image these centers often project, isn't it?

We've all seen the signs displayed across town.

There might be a photo of a young woman and her baby with the words pregnant need help,

and a list of free services being offered. It gives the impression of being a small town,

community-minded clinic who simply want to help women receive the reproductive health care

they ask for. But that's not the truth.

The Crisis Pregnancy Center industry operates on a national scale, receiving government

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