Hawaii Has Plenty Of Pregnancy Resource Centers That Offer Alternatives To Abortion 0 But some doctors are concerned that the efforts will confuse and mislead women as they navigate a post-Roe world.
In downtown Honolulu, across the street from the Roman Catholic diocese, sits Pearson Place. With its worn sign and proximity to a closed-down bookstore, the pregnancy resource center can be easy to overlook.
But the words “Free pregnancy test” scrawled in big white letters across the center’s door may cause passersby to double back.
Beyond the doorway, volunteers offer a myriad of resources ranging from peer mentorship to baby formula — all free of charge in the name of providing pregnant women with alternatives to abortion.
Pearson Place is one of several organizations in Hawaii hoping to promote and expand its efforts to keep women from getting abortions following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The decision, issued in late June, overturned Roe v. Wade and determined that abortion is not a constitutional right.
