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.
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.
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.
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.
Choices’ October 2017 newsletter announces New Services to Begin for Women in Prison, New York Political Leaders Visit Choices, and Merle Hoffman with members of the new Women’s Action Group.
Before Roe, there was Choices Women’s Medical Center. Choices has always welcomed women from other cities and states. In fact, our very first patient was from New Jersey. Today our out-of-town program is more important than ever with the new restrictions on abortion worldwide.
So this Saturday WHEN THOUSANDS ARE MARCHING I will be where I have been for the last 46 years…with my patients, staff, and volunteer clinic escorts.
