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Jessica Perigo
Coverage of Jessica Perigo in the Nexus archive.
- ‘I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary.’
Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo became unexpectedly pregnant while in states with abortion bans, leading them to seek care at local crisis pregnancy centers. The article notes that these centers receive hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars but face criticism for lacking government oversight and sometimes using deceptive tactics. The piece shares both successful support stories and accounts of clients feeling judged by staff.