"The National Abortion Rights League found more than 35 of the 52 pregnancy counseling centers in the state were giving out inaccurate information on infertility, miscarriage, abortion, mental health, cancer, contraception and sexually transmitted diseases. The unlicensed facilities, often run by abortion rights opponents, receive some funding through the state's "Choose Life" license plates.

[Virginia motorists have the opportunity to purchase, for $25 extra, a license plate that bears the legend, "Choose Life." $15 of the fee goes to Heartbeat International, a Christian group that distributes the money to pregnancy resource centers across the state. NARAL has conducted an undercover study of Virginia crisis pregnancy clinics and says women are not getting accurate medical information.]

NARAL says 35 of the clinics do not have medically trained or supervised personnel on staff.

The misinformation passed along to women seeking information included being told that abortions cause cancer and that when a doctor performed an abortion he could accidentally take out a woman's intestines.

"Frightening individuals to not consider all of their options is not proper," says Delegate Charinele Herring, D-Alexandria.

Herring is co-sponsoring a bill will Delegate David Englin, D-Alexandria, to require the clinics that are funded by Virginia's "Choose Life" license plates to give out accurate information.

Delegate Bob Marshall, R-Manassas, says federally-funded abortion clinics also skew facts to women seeking medical information.

"For NARAL to complain is the height of arrogance," Marshall says. "I'll trade the license plates for all the money they get from Title X, and then we will see who is going to carp about it."

To ready NARAL's study, click here." (WTOP, January 20, 2010)