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46 Years of Roe v. Wade: The Struggle Continues

This historic action was defined by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “an important strategic change in the movement,” and I was also quoted on the cover of the New York Times Metro Section saying, “Women’s rights are in a state of emergency.” Ten years later in 1998, I wrote the following list of action items to guide the pro-choice movement into the future.

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2018 Year In Review at CHOICES

2019 marks the 48th year of Choices and the 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade as Choices Women’s Medical Center looks to the future. In 2018, Choices added services and solidified relationships, and founder Merle Hoffman returned to Russia to continue the Choices mission abroad.

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Love and the Unexpected at CHOICES

This year marked the 30th Anniversary of World AIDS Day, a global health campaign founded by the World Health Organization in 1988 to raise awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and mourn those who have lost their lives to AIDS. Three years before the founding of World AIDS Day I took a trip that forever impacted my conception of the illness.

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CHOICES is Now Offering 24-7 Chat Service

Choices is excited to announce our new free 24 hour, 7 day a week, chat service is available for questions with women’s health issues and to help you set up your appointments.

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Merle Hoffman endorses Rory Lancman for Queens District Attorney

Queens DA candidate Rory Lancman picks up endorsement from abortion rights pioneer Merle Hoffman. Choices would like to share an article from the NY Daily News featuring Merle Hoffman speaking about why she endorses Rory Lancman for Queens District Attorney.

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November 2018, CHOICES Newsletter

Return to Russia: Twenty-five years ago, Choices Founder and CEO Merle Hoffman made a groundbreaking journey to Moscow bringing contraception, state-of-the-art abortion technology and her catalyzing message of reproductive freedom.

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Reports from Russia

For decades, Merle Hoffman has taken great interest in the state of reproductive care in Russia. On her last trip, she brought a delegation from Choices, state-of-the-art abortion technology, and her profound concept of Patient Power. Years later, she is still encouraging women to embrace themselves as experts of their own experiences.

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Tie a Purple Ribbon for Domestic Violence

The Choices October 2018 Newsletter covers the topics of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, GOOD MENTAL HEALTH ESSENTIAL FOR OVERALL HEALTH By Merle Hoffman, TODAY MOSCOW—TOMORROW THE WORLD, ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, and Recent Visitors to Choices.

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Sexual Health – A Good Start for School

A Good Combo: Sexual Health Awareness and Back-to-School …

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CHOICES Stands Firm Despite Court Ruling

My Urgent Message now is to assure all of you in our Choices community and the broader reproductive rights/reproductive justice movement, that Choices Women’s Medical Center will never retreat from our commitment to continue to provide the very best and most comprehensive women’s healthcare.

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In Jamaica, a Nondescript Facility Is a Women’s Health ‘Oasis’

Queens Daily Eagle part one in a series about Choices Women’s Medical Center, a women-owned and -operated outpatient medical facility that prides itself on offering compassionate reproductive healthcare for patients in the heart of Jamaica, Queens.

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Out of the Closet— One by One

Is New York supportive of abortion rights? As one of the first states to legalize it and as a state considered the “Abortion Capital of America,” one might think so. But if you looked at what happens at Choices every Saturday morning you could have another view. Even before I moved to our current location on Jamaica Avenue in 2012, the large organized anti-abortion protests began.

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Federal Judge Sides With New York Anti-Choice Protesters, Dismissing Clinic Workers’ Testimony as ‘Unreliable’

A federal district court judge last week denied a preliminary injunction to prevent anti-choice protesters from demonstrating outside Choices Women’s Medical Center, saying they did not “harass, annoy, or alarm” people during Saturday protests that have become routine since 2012.

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URGENT MESSAGE FOR EVERYONE WHO CARES ABOUT WOMEN’S LIVES

Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court has dire implications across the board, including the real possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned.

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June is Gay Pride Month… Choices is Proud to be a Safe Haven for LGBTQ People

June is Gay Pride Month! Choices is Proud to be a Safe Haven for LGBTQ People. Finding an LGBTQ-friendly doctor should not be a stressful experience – but too often it still is. NPR recently reported that 18 percent of all LGBTQ people in the US don’t go to physicians for fear of discrimination.

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A Modern Day Abortion Rights Crusader

Merle Hoffman’s 46-year fight for women’s health By …

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Merle Hoffman: Courage In The Face Of Hate

Activist and journalist Merle Hoffman had been instrumental in the fight for women’s healthcare and reproductive rights long before the conversation was being had on a national scale. For more than 40 years, Hoffman has made tremendous sacrifices to ensure that women have a say when sweeping political decisions take place.

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Medicaid Coverage and Abortion: What You Need to Know

Choices Women’s Medical Center offers women of all cultures, nationalities, gender identity and ages a full range of gynecological testing and treatment services, as well as health education, prenatal care, and abortion services to 24 weeks. Choices is also one of the abortion clinics that accepts Medicaid and enrolls patients on-site for Medicaid Coverage in the state of New York.

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Teens and Abortion in New York State

Teenage women seeking abortion services are now finding it more difficult than ever to do so. At Choices, We ensure 100% confidentiality for all of our services, which include private abortion clinic procedures and a full range of educational, medical, and counseling services.

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Choices: A Safe Haven for the LGBTQ Community

Choices’ doctors and staff provide LGBTQ medical care including gynecology, prenatal care, nutrition counseling, behavioral health support, primary care and psychotherapy to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

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