by Lois Greene Stone How does this remark grab you? “Myomectomy is the operation of choice when it is necessary to save the uterus for
by Beatrice Levin WHEN COMPASSION WAS THE ONLY MEDICINE From earliest times, women have nursed the sick and cared for newborns and the elderly in
by Neal Barnard, M.D In 1991, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine commissioned a survey asking how many women were not yet aware of the
by Merle Hoffman Ihave this fantasy. It’s a variation on that wonderful scene in the movie “Network,” when the eccentric, somewhat mad character played by
by Jill Benderly Q: Why is a bikini like a doughnut? A: Because they’re both new contraceptives about to come on the market. Norplant is the first
by Elayne Clift The National Institutes of Health (NIH), America’s premier institution for health research, is having its own pulse taken these days. Under pressure
by Dr. Barbara Katz Rothman So now there’s a need for baby parts. Imagine that. Another miracle of modern science. It seems that transplants of
by Fred Pelka Judith Daire began therapy in 1971 with a psychiatrist who ended sessions with “a light embrace, and a kiss on the cheek”.
by Barbara Santee, Ph.D IDS and reproductive rights. Many people do not see the connection between the two issues, but there is one a very
by Carol Leigh As a prostitute and activist, I am deeply disturbed by the current and proposed legislation establishing mandatory HIV testing of prostitutes. Although
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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.