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Three women with different perspectives on the new law tell their views on bbc.com

New York abortion law: Why are so many people talking about it?

On the 46th anniversary of Roe v Wade, NY signed a new abortion rights bill that Merle Hoffman finds "overdue".

Merle Hoffman Endorses Pro-Choice Rory Lancman for Queens District Attorney

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.

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.

A Modern Day Abortion Rights Crusader

Merle Hoffman started Choices, the first legal clinic in the United States to provide abortions; they were legal in New York since 1970.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in Jamaica on Tuesday, pointing to a still photo from a video purporting to show physical confrontations between protesters and people attempting to enter the Choices Women’s Medical Center.

State sues Jamaica abortion protestors

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing 14 people, including two women with ties to a Woodhaven church, over allegations that they have repeatedly blocked or obstructed access to a Jamaica clinic that provides medical services to women including abortions.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is against a group of anti-choice activists

State AG sues to protect patients, staff of Queens women’s health facility

State Attorney General sues to protect women seeking access to a clinic that provides medical services, including abortions.

NY attorney general sues anti-abortion groups for harassing patients outside Queens clinic

“The law guarantees women the right to control their own bodies and access the reproductive health care they need, without obstruction," Schneiderman said. "We’ll do what it takes to protect those rights for women across New York.”

Volunteer Clinic Escort Supervisors Margot Garnick, Pearl Brady and Theresa White

New York Just Took The First Steps In Ending Abortion Clinic Harassment

This is a major win for abortion access. Schneiderman said in a statement, “The law guarantees women the right to control their own bodies and access the reproductive health care they need, without obstruction. We’ll do what it takes to protect those rights for women across New York.”

AG Schneiderman sues pro-life protesters who harass patients at women’s clinic in Queens

The state’s top law enforcement officer is asking a federal judge for an injunction against pro-life protesters who harass patients and spew death threats at supporters and staff at a women’s clinic in Queens.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman points to a poster showing alleged harassment outside the Queens clinic

Pro-life protesters threatened to kill clinic patients, workers: suit

“The tactics used to harass and menace Choices’ patients, families, volunteers, and staff are not only horrifying – they’re illegal,” Schneiderman said in a statement.

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