by Kathleen Barry Across nation-states, pimping, “living off the earnings of a prostitute,” is illegal. But pro-prostitution movements in the West now propose to decriminalize
by Ronni Sandroff Social values support the “act” of marriage, but conspire against romance, passion, and equal relationships. “I’m definitely not ready for marriage.” Claire
By Diana E. H. Russell How many ACLU lawyers does it take to screw over women harmed by porn? Try this one. NADINE STROSSEN’S OBJECTIVE in Defending
RESPECT FOR STARTER RELATIONSHIPS While living together was not unheard of in the 1960s and 1970s, it usually quickly led to marriage. Today, the majority
by Merle Hoffman I KNEW THAT THINGS HAD CHANGED WHEN I WAS HANDED a button that read “I’m Pro-Choice and I shoot back” at a
by Marlene C. Piturro “I don’t regard Mrs. Chan as a woman. She’s far too forceful and inflexible in her ways,” said one member of
by Laurel Touby A gift of this magnitude was bound to alter our fiscal interactions (and, who knows, maybe foment a revolution among all men).
by Leah Rose Was it murder or self-defense? Some legal experts and activists in Ulster County, N.Y. say the jurors couldn’t fairly decide because they
by Jill Johnston In May 1989 the Danish Parliament granted lesbians and gay men the right to civil marriage — the result of a 40-year
by Mahin Hassibi No need for a revolution from within — or without. Let them eat Prozac. LIKE MANY PSYCHIATRISTS, I GREET the introduction of new
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“Merle Hoffman has always known that in a democracy, we each have decision-making power over the fate of our own bodies. She is a national hero for us all.” —Gloria Steinem
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade and a country divided, Merle Hoffman, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women’s healthcare, offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion calling it “the front line and the bottom line of women’s freedom and liberty.”
Merle Hoffman has been at the forefront of the reproductive freedom movement since the 1970s. Three years before the Supreme Court legalized abortion through Roe v. Wade, she helped to establish one of the United States’ first abortion centers in Flushing, Queens, and later went on to found Choices, one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive women’s medical facilities. For the last five decades, Hoffman has been a steadfast warrior and fierce advocate for every woman’s right to choose when and whether or not to be a mother.