Pro Choice

Pregnant and Scared? How Fake Clinics Prey on Women

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2022 | Comments Off on Pregnant and Scared? How Fake Clinics Prey on Women

Fake clinics outnumber real ones four to one, with dangerous consequences for women’s health.

The Fake News Behind Fake Health Centers

By NWHN Staff | Mar 19, 2018 | Comments Off on The Fake News Behind Fake Health Centers

Imagine you are walking along a road, trying to find a pregnancy clinic. You are looking for the one you found online, the one that promised free services and counseling surrounded by soft colors and pictures of kind-looking women. You stop between Hartford GYN Center and Hartford Women’s Center, no more than 30 feet away from each other.

Rx for Change: Abortion Disconnect

By Laura Kaplan | Mar 14, 2016 | Comments Off on Rx for Change: Abortion Disconnect

Whenever I hear a pro-choice politician say, “No one is pro-abortion,” I want to shout, “Excuse me but I’m pro-abortion, and I am not alone.”  I’m pro-abortion in the same way I’m pro-organ transplant or any other medical procedure: when you need one, you should be able to get one. 

Lift the Bans for All of Us

By Amy Allina | Nov 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Lift the Bans for All of Us

The National Women’s Health Network (NWHN) was founded in 1975, at a time when many women’s health activists felt encouraged by the changes they saw in reproductive health care. The organization’s early years coincided with the start of the modern era of legal abortion in the United States.

Can We Turn Back the War on Women?

By NWHN Staff | May 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Can We Turn Back the War on Women?

While the opposition has a game plan, it’s the wrong one. Pro-choice advocates can build power by increasing our ability to mobilize our majority base and collaborate with allies for social and economic justice.