by Carol Downer If working in the abortion movement for over 40 years qualifies me to gaze into my crystal ball to see the future
by Carol Downer In the 1970s, I got involved in the women’s self-help movement in California, traveling the countryside to introduce women to vaginal self-examination
By Carol Downer To secure the availability of abortion, we who are “pro-choice” need to take the lessons from the “second wave” movement in the
By Carol Downer The women of Iran and Afghanistan used International Womens Day this year to carry forward their struggle for the liberation of women
Submitted to and Rejected by: The Los Angeles Times By Carol Downer International Women’s Day on March 8 has special meaning for me – this
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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.