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Hoffman receives 2015 “Bella” Award

"I always thought of Bella when I found myself speaking to crowds and exhorting and inspiring them to fight against another kind of war, a war that continues today, a multi-national and -generational war against women.

Merle Hoffman would wield a wire hanger at protests, to help get her point across. (Courtesy Merle Hoffman)

Outside Choices with Escorts and Protestors

We spent a day outside one of New York State’s largest abortion clinics and talked with escorts and protesters.

Merle Hoffman holds up one of her favorite protest props.

Abortion Without the Clinic

A groundbreaking new experiment is launching allowing women to obtain abortion-inducing drugs through the mail.

Picture of Merle Hoffman in East Hampton

Abortion Rights Activist to Speak in East Hampton

With death threats a part of her routine at the clinic, Merle Hoffman has been fighting a passionate, perilous battle since the early 1970s.

Merle Hoffman raises her trademark hanger outside St Patricks Cathedral in New York in 1989. Photograph: Courtesy of Merle Hoffman

This is about every woman, it affects all of us

Merle Hoffman, who opened a clinic providing abortions before they became legal across America, talks about her career as a battle.

108 Minutes With Merle Hoffman

Merle Hoffman, reproductive-rights activist, describes herself as the woman who brought abortion from the back alley to the boardroom.

Merle Hoffman brings the reality of abortion and women’s lives to the National Press Club, Washington D.C. - Press Club Rewind

Hoffman predicts ‘free states’ and ‘slave states’

Merle Hoffman's abortion study found that 73 percent of women had an abortion due to their economic situation.

Merle Hoffman sitting at desk for Salon.com feature.

Abortion pioneer: Defend rights or lose them

Merle Hoffman tells Salon that pro-choicers have their own inaction to blame if reproductive rights are curtailed.

Disorders of Intimacy - Article from CHOICES Mental Health Center

Disorders of Intimacy: CHOICES Mental Health Center 1996

Disorders of Intimacy: CHOICES Mental Health Center 1996 Click Here For the Article

Article on Giuliani Changing His Stance to Accept Right to Abortion

Giuliani Changes His Stance To Accept Right to Abortion – The New York Times Friday August 4 1989

Giuliani Changes His Stance To Accept Right to Abortion – The New York Times Friday August 4 1989 Click Here For Full Article

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