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by Nick van der Graaf Currently, Canada is the only country in the world where there are no criminal laws pertaining to abortion. Combined with
By Ann Rose March 28, 2012 Since 1976 when the Hyde Amendment passed, I’ve been hopelessly annoyed with the pro-choice movement for always being on
By Janna Frieman March 22, 2012 In January, a woman prematurely gave birth to twins in her cell within 24 hours of entering a Pennsylvania
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By Sarah Morison March 8, 2012 In August 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unprecedented visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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by Amanda Marcotte As a journalist who specializes in reproductive health, I have the unique opportunity to meet a variety of reproductive rights and justice
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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, a pioneer in the pro-choice movement and women’s healthcare offers an unapologetic and authoritative take on abortion—“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.