CHOICES February 2019 Newsletter
Recent events and news for February 2019 including a Message from Merle, Black History Month, Reproductive Health News, Baby M and commercial surrogacy, and the Day of Zero Tolerance.
Our monthly newsletter and press releases will keep you up-to-date on all the news.
Recent events and news for February 2019 including a Message from Merle, Black History Month, Reproductive Health News, Baby M and commercial surrogacy, and the Day of Zero Tolerance.
BBC.com reports that on the 46th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the landmark US ruling that made abortion legal, NY signed a new abortion rights bill that Merle Hoffman finds “overdue”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Choices Women’s Medical Center is committed to meeting the needs of our patients, regardless of age, gender identity, nationality, or culture, in a safe, comfortable environment that is completely confidential.