Gov. Josh Shapiro

Low income students would pay $1,000 tuition a semester

The actions to discourage the centers are part of a nationwide struggle over what policies and resources to offer women facing unplanned pregnancies.

Funding pro-life activities has been a priority in Pennsylvania since the mid-1990s, when former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey, a pro-life Democrat, added funding to the state budget for a program providing abortion alternatives. Real Alternatives has had a contract with the state for more than 27 years and in that time it has served nearly 350,000 women in 1.9 million office visits. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recently announced he will end that contract.