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<p><em><span class="">The following was written as a response to David Brooks&#8217; editorial, &#8220;The Abortion Memo&#8221;, which was published in The New York Times on February 1st.</span></em></p>
<p>I am The Director of Clinical Services at Whole Woman&#8217;s Health and support the management of our clinics in Baltimore, Minneapolis, Peoria and soon to be South Bend. As someone who has worked my whole career listening to the hearts and minds of women and families and ensuring they have to access safe, compassionate abortion care, I have some comments and questions for David Brooks and his “Abortion Memo.”</p>
<p>First, it’s always refreshing to have a man tell women how we should act and feel in regard to our rights, reproduction and fertility.  And though women are always a favorite scapegoat, abortion (and by extension, women) are not to blame for the polarization of all of American politics.</p>
<p>You assert that Democratic donors &#8220;want to preserve a women&#8217;s right to choose through all nine months of pregnancy.&#8221; This is directly out of the anti-abortion handbook (and Donald Trump’s mouth) – and you are smart enough to know better. A woman doesn&#8217;t have the right to &#8220;choose&#8221; through all nine months. She has the right to obtain an abortion in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy only if the fetus has health issues incompatible with life, if the pregnancy threatens her life, if she was raped, etc. (you know, what it says in the Roe v. Wade decision). And there are a grand total of about 3 places in the entire country that she can go to have this procedure done. So guess how many women even have that “choice&#8221; in reality?  Very few.  Even in the 2nd trimester, most states have passed such restrictive laws that there is no reality to that choice. When was the last time you were pregnant with a desperately wanted pregnancy and the fetus had Trisomy 13 and would absolutely die and you didn&#8217;t have the money or resources to get to Colorado and stay for 4 days and take off work and find care for your kids and pay for a hotel room and buy a plane ticket and so instead you had to continue your doomed pregnancy, walking around for the next two months hearing people congratulate you while carrying a fetus that is dead or soon will be? STFU! If this is what you call us “having our way” then yes, we want it.</p>
<p>And the age old, “don’t worry about Roe because the issue will just go back to the states.” Who cares about the tens of thousands of women in more than half the states where abortion would be illegal (see travel concerns listed above) who are totally screwed? You assert that &#8220;&#8230;states would hammer out the sort of compromise the European nations have, legal in the first months, difficult after that.&#8221; Guess what, that is the system we have now except the &#8220;difficult&#8221; part exists in the first months too, especially for poor women or women in rural areas (see travel concerns listed above). Even for abortion in the &#8220;first months,&#8221; 87% of counties in the US have no abortion provider. If demanding access to basic health care in our own communities is “having our way” then yes, we want it.</p>
<p>Then here comes the argument about advances in medicine and &#8220;babies are now viable outside the womb at 22 weeks.&#8221; I would argue that is a huge overstatement which doesn’t address the fact that just because a fetus is potentially viable at that gestation that it will actually survive and survive to grow into a healthy child. It doesn’t address the disparities in health care and the fact that survival that early is unlikely unless you are white, live in an urban area with a trauma one hospital and have excellent health insurance. Even then the odds aren’t good. That is actually all beside the point. Even if a fetus is viable or &#8220;cognitively active&#8221; does that now mean women who are pregnant become human incubators who forfeit their human rights and bodily autonomy? Hello Handmaid&#8217;s Tale! If claiming basic rights that men have had since the dawn of time is “having our way” then yes, we want it.</p>
<p>Mr. Brooks’ argument is essentially that women should just take one for the team. As if we haven&#8217;t been thrown under the bus, scapegoated and subjugated for centuries&#8230;we should just keep doing that a little bit longer. Thanks for the thought, but no.</p>
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<p>During these 15 years, we’ve opened clinics to provide quality care in the communities that needed us most – the communities where abortion access is limited. Our goal has always been, and will remain to be, to raise the standard of care where women need it the most.</p>
<p>Our care revolves around each patient, offering customized, quality care from the time a patient calls us for an appointment to the time they leave one of our clinics. We cater to the needs of each patient, from faith and spirituality to financial and emotional support.</p>
<p>But our patient-centered care model isn’t just about the experience inside the clinic. With the help of Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, we also work to change the culture and conversation around abortion, with an end-goal of eliminating the stigma that surrounds such a common, necessary procedure.</p>
<p>Even 45 years after abortion was legalized, it remains to be a lightning rod issue in our country. While a vast majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal, many politicians are still trying to close clinics.</p>
<p>Since 2003, we’ve testified and served as the plaintiff in at least five different cases taking on laws that aim to strip abortion access to those who need it. After our Supreme Court victory, the&nbsp;<em>Whole Woman’s Health&nbsp;</em>decision has been used to reverse similar anti-abortion laws in more than 8 states, restoring women’s health and access to quality care.</p>
<p>After 15 years of helping women, we’re proud of the work we’ve done and the care we’ve been able to offer across the country. We owe a giant thank you to our doctors, nurses, staff, allies and supporters who’ve helped us make our accomplishments possible.</p>
<p>There’s still much change to be made, but we’re willing and ready to pave the way to greater abortion access in the days and years ahead. No matter the obstacle, our patients and their families remind us of why we’re here, and we’ll continue to be here to help those who deserve quality abortion care.</p>
<p>If you’d like to help cover the cost of an abortion for one of our patients, please consider making a donation to the <a href="http://www.shiftstigma.org/the-stigma-relief-fund/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stigma Relief Fund</a> today.</p>
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<p>January 10, 2018 – (PRESS RELEASE) Despite five months of accurately responding to every request for information from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), last week Whole Woman’s Health Alliance (WWHA) was denied its request for a license to open a clinic providing quality abortion care to women in the South Bend community. The ISDH denial did not have substantive merit and it seems the Department is confused about the facts.</p>
<p>&nbsp;Amy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health Alliance, a non-profit organization, announced in October 2017 her latest endeavor to open a new women’s health clinic that will provide quality abortion care in South Bend, Indiana.</p>
<p>&nbsp;According to ISDH, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance has until January 23, 2018 to file an administrative appeal with the Department.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&#8220;We are determined to move forward and we are committed to offering high quality care in South Bend,&#8221; said Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health Alliance. &#8220;For nearly 5 months, we have complied with every single request from the ISDH and have worked directly with them to ensure that we would soon be able to provide quality care to the women and families of South Bend. The ISDH’s denial of our application is very unfortunate, and we are disappointed by what seems to be a misunderstanding on their part. We will absolutely appeal this decision and we look forward to clarifying the misinformation and moving forward without additional delays. Whole Woman’s Health Alliance remains committed to providing the care that this community deserves. We should not forget that good women have abortions – and the women of South Bend deserve access to compassionate, quality abortion care.&#8221;</p>
<p>&nbsp;&#8220;I have lived and worked in underserved communities my entire life,&#8221; said Ed Liptrap, candidate for State Senate, District 11. &#8220;I wholeheartedly believe that when we limit people’s medical options for non-scientific reasons, there are long-term catastrophic consequences, including undermining trust in our government and medical professionals. With those experiences in mind, I find the Indiana State Department of Health’s decision to deny a license to Whole Woman’s Health [Alliance] disheartening. Making abortion care available only to those who can afford to take time off work to travel to another city will disproportionately affect our already underserved communities.&#8221;</p>
<p>&nbsp;&#8220;As a professor of Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies at a public university, I see every day what is at stake in my students&#8217; abilities to get the reproductive care they need to lead empowered lives,&#8221; said Professor April Lidinsky, director and associate professor of the Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies Program, IU of South Bend. South Bend is in dire need of women-centered health care that acknowledges the importance of women deciding whether and when they will become mothers. Every other direction women&#8217;s lives take hinges on reproductive justice.  We need Whole Woman&#8217;s Health [Alliance] in South Bend for the good of ALL of us.&#8221;</p>

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		<div class="tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized" data-original-width="702" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:21570961,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/wholewomanshealthblog.com\/2017\/12\/22\/2017-year-in-review\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:21570961}' > <div class="gallery-row" style="width: 702px; height: 1154px;" data-original-width="702" data-original-height="1154" > <div class="gallery-group images-5" style="width: 242px; height: 1154px;" data-original-width="242" data-original-height="1154" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/blessing/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="238"> <meta itemprop="height" content="240"> <img data-attachment-id="5337" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/blessing.png" data-orig-size="364,368" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Blessing" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/blessing.png?w=297" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/blessing.png?w=364" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/blessing.png?w=238&#038;h=240" width="238" height="240" data-original-width="238" data-original-height="240" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Blessing" alt="Blessing the hands of our Fort Worth clinic staff." style="width: 238px; height: 240px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Blessing the hands of our Fort Worth clinic staff. </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/austinwaiting/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="238"> <meta itemprop="height" content="239"> <img data-attachment-id="5333" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/austinwaiting.png" data-orig-size="364,366" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="austinwaiting" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/austinwaiting.png?w=298" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/austinwaiting.png?w=364" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/austinwaiting.png?w=238&#038;h=239" width="238" height="239" data-original-width="238" data-original-height="239" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="austinwaiting" alt="One of our Austin waiting rooms." style="width: 238px; height: 239px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> One of our Austin waiting rooms. </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/harvey2/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="238"> <meta itemprop="height" content="239"> <img data-attachment-id="5334" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey2.png" data-orig-size="364,366" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="harvey2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey2.png?w=298" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey2.png?w=364" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey2.png?w=238&#038;h=239" width="238" height="239" data-original-width="238" data-original-height="239" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="harvey2" alt="We couldn&#039;t have helped so many women without our donors!" style="width: 238px; height: 239px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> We couldn&#8217;t have helped so many women without our donors! </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/comedyshow/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="238"> <meta itemprop="height" content="209"> <img data-attachment-id="5328" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow.png" data-orig-size="366,321" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Comedyshow" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow.png?w=366" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow.png?w=238&#038;h=209" width="238" height="209" data-original-width="238" data-original-height="209" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Comedyshow" alt="After the &quot;Don&#039;t Mess With Access&quot; Comedy Show in Fort Worth." style="width: 238px; height: 209px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> After the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Mess With Access&#8221; Comedy Show in Fort Worth. </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/sb82/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="238"> <meta itemprop="height" content="207"> <img data-attachment-id="5331" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb82.png" data-orig-size="364,317" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="sb82" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb82.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb82.png?w=364" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb82.png?w=238&#038;h=207" width="238" height="207" data-original-width="238" data-original-height="207" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="sb82" alt="sb82" style="width: 238px; height: 207px;" /> </a> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-5" style="width: 231px; height: 1154px;" data-original-width="231" data-original-height="1154" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/beautification/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="227"> <meta itemprop="height" content="226"> <img data-attachment-id="5338" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/beautification.png" data-orig-size="365,363" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="beautification" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/beautification.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/beautification.png?w=365" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/beautification.png?w=227&#038;h=226" width="227" height="226" data-original-width="227" data-original-height="226" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="beautification" alt="Fort Worth beautification: This is how we garden!" style="width: 227px; height: 226px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Fort Worth beautification: This is how we garden! </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/neilgorsuch/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="227"> <meta itemprop="height" content="226"> <img data-attachment-id="5326" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/neilgorsuch.png" data-orig-size="363,362" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="NeilGorsuch" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/neilgorsuch.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/neilgorsuch.png?w=363" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/neilgorsuch.png?w=227&#038;h=226" width="227" height="226" data-original-width="227" data-original-height="226" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="NeilGorsuch" alt="Amy Hagstrom Miller after testifying against Neil Gorsuch&#039;s nomination." style="width: 227px; height: 226px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Amy Hagstrom Miller after testifying against Neil Gorsuch&#8217;s nomination. </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/clergy/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="227"> <meta itemprop="height" content="228"> <img data-attachment-id="5327" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/clergy.png" data-orig-size="364,365" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Clergy" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/clergy.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/clergy.png?w=364" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/clergy.png?w=227&#038;h=228" width="227" height="228" data-original-width="227" data-original-height="228" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Clergy" alt="Local Clergy members blessed our Fort Worth Clinic." style="width: 227px; height: 228px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Local Clergy members blessed our Fort Worth Clinic. </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/harvey3/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="227"> <meta itemprop="height" content="228"> <img data-attachment-id="5336" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey3.png" data-orig-size="365,367" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="harvey3" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey3.png?w=298" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey3.png?w=365" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey3.png?w=227&#038;h=228" width="227" height="228" data-original-width="227" data-original-height="228" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="harvey3" alt="Offering No-Cost Abortions to Hurricane Harvey victims." style="width: 227px; height: 228px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Offering No-Cost Abortions to Hurricane Harvey victims. </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/harvey1/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="227"> <meta itemprop="height" content="226"> <img data-attachment-id="5332" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey1.png" data-orig-size="365,364" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Harvey1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey1.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey1.png?w=365" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/harvey1.png?w=227&#038;h=226" width="227" height="226" data-original-width="227" data-original-height="226" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="Harvey1" alt="We are so thankful we could help." style="width: 227px; height: 226px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> We are so thankful we could help. </div> </div> </div> <!-- close group --> <div class="gallery-group images-5" style="width: 229px; height: 1154px;" data-original-width="229" data-original-height="1154" > <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/img_0882/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="225"> <meta itemprop="height" content="226"> <img data-attachment-id="5339" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/img_0882.jpg" data-orig-size="1510,1510" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="IMG_0882" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/img_0882.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/img_0882.jpg?w=702" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/img_0882.jpg?w=225&#038;h=226" width="225" height="226" data-original-width="225" data-original-height="226" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="IMG_0882" alt="A small portion of our mural in Fort Worth!" style="width: 225px; height: 226px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> A small portion of our mural in Fort Worth! </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/website/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="225"> <meta itemprop="height" content="227"> <img data-attachment-id="5335" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/website.png" data-orig-size="366,368" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="website" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/website.png?w=298" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/website.png?w=366" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/website.png?w=225&#038;h=227" width="225" height="227" data-original-width="225" data-original-height="227" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="website" alt="Our new website!" style="width: 225px; height: 227px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Our new website! </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/comedyshow2/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="225"> <meta itemprop="height" content="227"> <img data-attachment-id="5330" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow2.png" data-orig-size="361,364" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="comedyshow2" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow2.png?w=298" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow2.png?w=361" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/comedyshow2.png?w=225&#038;h=227" width="225" height="227" data-original-width="225" data-original-height="227" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="comedyshow2" alt="Liz Winstead takes the stage for the &quot;Don&#039;t Mess With Access&quot; Comedy Show!" style="width: 225px; height: 227px;" /> </a> <div class="tiled-gallery-caption" itemprop="caption description"> Liz Winstead takes the stage for the &#8220;Don&#8217;t Mess With Access&#8221; Comedy Show! </div> </div> <div class="tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/12/22/2017-year-in-review/sb8/" border="0" itemprop="url"> <meta itemprop="width" content="225"> <meta itemprop="height" content="226"> <img data-attachment-id="5329" data-orig-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb8.png" data-orig-size="364,365" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="sb8" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb8.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb8.png?w=364" src="https://wholewomanshealth.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sb8.png?w=225&#038;h=226" width="225" height="226" data-original-width="225" data-original-height="226" itemprop="http://schema.org/image" title="sb8" alt="Fighting against SB8." style="width: 225px; 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<p>This year was a <em>busy </em>one for our staff and supporters! Looking back, it’s difficult to believe how much happened, but we’re excited to head into 2018 with enthusiasm and purpose. Here’s a recap of what we accomplished in 2017.</p>
<p><strong>Celebrated 14 years of Helping Women </strong></p>
<p>Whole Woman’s Health was founded in February 2003, in Austin, Texas. We are looking forward to celebrating 15 years in 2018!</p>
<p><strong>Re-opened our Austin, TX Clinic</strong></p>
<p>In July 2014, Whole Woman’s Health of Austin was forced to close due to Texas’ Omnibus Abortion Bill (HB2).</p>
<p>Nearly ten months after the historic Supreme Court victory in <em>Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt</em> decision in June, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance of Austin opened its doors on April 28th. We continue to offer quality care at our original North Austin location on I-35.</p>
<p><strong>Testified Against Neil Gorsuch </strong></p>
<p>On Thursday, March 23, Amy Hagstrom Miller, CEO and Founder of Whole Woman’s Health and Lead Plaintiff in the historic&nbsp;<em>Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt&nbsp;</em>Supreme Court case, testified before a Senate committee on why we must stop Judge Gorsuch. (You can read her full testimony <a href="https://wholewomanshealthblog.com/2017/03/23/amys-full-testimony-against-neil-gorsuch/">here</a>).</p>
<p><strong>Joined Lady Parts Justice League for a Beautification Project &amp; Comedy Show in Fort Worth, TX</strong></p>
<p>In May, our staff members joined forces with those on &#8220;The Vagical Mystery Tour&#8221; – Co-Creator of &#8220;The Daily Show&#8221; Lizz Winstead (who is also the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of <a href="https://ladypartsjusticeleague.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Parts Justice League</a>), Comedian and Actor Ian Harvie, and Comedienne Joyelle Johnson – for the &#8220;Don’t Mess With Access&#8221; comedy show, which benefitted Whole Woman’s Health and our advocacy organization,&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.shiftstigma.org/">Shift</a></em><em>.</em></p>
<p>The following day, Lady Parts Justice League volunteers, including Winstead, Harvie and Johnson, visited our Whole Woman’s Health Ft. Worth clinic location to plant shrubs outside and around the building. They also coordinated lunch for the entire clinic staff, that was provided by Deep Cuts Butcher Shop in Dallas.</p>
<p><strong>Challenged Texas’ Senate Bill 8… and won!</strong></p>
<p>In June, Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 8, an ominous anti-abortion bill that would further restrict abortion access for Texans. In July, we joined other abortion providers in challenging SB8, particularly the portion of the bill that would criminalize the D&amp;E procedure.</p>
<p>In November, we took Texas to court (again). After presenting our case, witnesses, and evidence, Judge Yeakel ruled in our favor.</p>
<p><strong>Launched a NEW Website</strong></p>
<p>In August, we relaunched our Whole Woman’s Health website that features a new look, branding, and better mobile capability. As we expand our presence into new communities, our web presence has become more and more important in our work.</p>
<p><strong>Offered No-Cost Abortions to Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey</strong></p>
<p>At the end of August, Texas was hit by Hurricane Harvey, leaving many without homes. Many of the abortion clinics were forced to close during and after the storm, despite their best efforts to help their patients. We know the need for abortion care doesn’t stop during a natural disaster, so we offered no-cost abortions to those patients affected by the hurricane.</p>
<p>With the help of <a href="https://www.lilithfund.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lilith Fund</a>, our own <a href="http://www.shiftstigma.org/the-stigma-relief-fund/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stigma Relief Fund</a>, and other statewide funds and practical support networks like <a href="https://fundtexaschoice.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fund Texas Choice</a>, we were able to complete 85 abortions and 12 consultations at no costs to the patient during the month of September. We used $50,905 to cover costs, and raised approximately $25,000.</p>
<p>Our Stigma Relief Fund works year-round to help cover abortion costs for our patients in need; <strong>donate to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.shiftstigma.org/the-stigma-relief-fund/">Stigma Relief Fund</a>&nbsp;today.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Opened New Clinics in Charlottesville, VA and South Bend, IN</strong></p>
<p>In October, we excitedly opened the doors to our 8<sup>th</sup> and 9<sup>th</sup> locations in Charlottesville, Virginia and South Bend, IN. Both communities are classified as extremely hostile to abortion rights. In fact, 78% of Virginia women live in a county with no abortion clinic. Our clinic in Charlottesville continues our mission to offer quality care where it is needed the most.</p>
<p><strong>Launched Whole Woman’s Health Alliance </strong></p>
<p>In October, we launched our non-profit, <a href="http://www.wholewomanshealthalliance.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whole Woman’s Health Alliance</a> (WWHA). WWHA is part of a nationwide initiative to combat abortion stigma. Our Austin, Charlottesville, and South Bend clinics operate under WWHA. End abortion stigma and donate to Whole Woman’s Health Alliance (link) today.</p>
<p><strong>Joined Clergy Members to Bless our Clinic in Fort Worth, TX</strong></p>
<p>In November, we hosted clergy members and activists into our Fort Worth clinic for a blessing. We sang, prayed, and members of our staff had their hands blessed for the work they do to touch women’s lives. It was a beautiful afternoon.</p>
<p><strong>Painted a Beautiful Mural Outside of our Clinic in Fort Worth, TX</strong></p>
<p>If you’ve been to our clinic in McAllen, Texas, you know our building features an empowering mural painted on the side. We wanted to bring that same feeling and community connectivity to our clinic in Fort Worth. Artist Angelina Villalobos designed and painted a vibrant, empowering mural along the fence for all of our staff and patients to enjoy. It’s gorgeous!</p>
<p><strong>We Continue to Expand and Welcomed Many New Staff Members </strong></p>
<p>2017 brought change behind-the-scenes at Whole Woman’s Health as well. As we continue to expand into new states and communities, the need for a bigger staff made itself clear, and we welcomed many new faces to our teams in our clinics, headquarters, and our EmpowerLine. It’s refreshing to work with so many people who share our passion to provide quality abortion care. We are looking forward to continuing our work in 2018!</p>

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<h3>VIP ABORTION CARE</h3>
<p>VIP abortion care at Whole Woman’s Health means having an abortion at our clinic in a completely individualized, confidential setting—the staff and physician are in the office that day exclusively to care for you, and no other patients will be in the office when you are there.  Your scheduled time with us is typically much shorter and completely focused on you.</p>
<p>VIP abortion care also includes a post-abortion care basket.  You will be served a light meal in the aftercare room before you leave.  You can also expect a personal follow up call several days later from the nurse.</p>
<h3>PRIVATE ABORTION CARE</h3>
<p>If privacy is your major concern, a private abortion allows you and your support person to be escorted directly into your own room, where you can stay throughout your visit.  The staff and physician will come to your private room, and you will have your entire visit – from paperwork to counseling to the abortion itself – in a room of your own.</p>
<p>Private abortion care also includes healing herbal tea in your own Whole Woman’s Health mug and a personal follow up call several days later from the nurse.</p>
<h3>FAST TRACK CARE</h3>
<p>Some patients do not need the privacy afforded by a private abortion option, but due to schedule constraints, their time in the office must be expedited.  We are able to accommodate these patients as well, by ensuring they are the first patient seen at each step of the process, including the abortion procedure.</p>
<p>Please note that these specialty visits are somewhat more expensive due to the extra staff time involved, and this extra cost is not covered by insurance companies. Feel free to contact us if you’d like to find out more or make arrangements.</p>
<p>For some women in very public positions, or in relationships where danger can be a variable, confidentiality can be related to their very job security of safety. Of course we understand confidentiality isn’t about shame or stigma; rather, for some it’s an issue that presents more barriers than time or finances. We get this and are here to help.</p>
<p>For more information or to find a clinic near you, please visit <a href="https://wholewomanshealth.com/clinics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our website</a> or call our EmpowerLine at 877.835.1090.</p>

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		<p><em>By Bhavik Kumar, MD MPH, Texas Medical Director </em></p>
<p>From my own practice of medicine and from peer-reviewed studies, we know that women of color, low-income women, and young women face the barriers to accessing abortion care with greater severity than others. Unfortunately, these groups of people also face other barriers in life such as poverty, poor access to prenatal care, and lower rates of health literacy. When placed in combination with restrictive abortion laws, the burdens carried by these groups of people can oppress them for generations.</p>
<p>The Texas legislature in 2017 passed Senate Bill 8 (SB8), a set of anti-abortion laws that would make it more unnecessarily difficult to access and provide abortion care. One of these provisions is central to an ongoing legal battle that was decided by a Federal court last week.  This is a law that would require physicians to begin experimenting with patients in order to meet the requirements of the law. The law would allow legislators to dictate how I practice medicine, potentially putting my patients in harm’s way.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this is not the first time ideologically based laws have found their way into my provision of medical care. For decades, politicians have tried to chip away at a person’s right to access abortion care. They have been able to accomplish this through required waiting periods up to 72 hours in some places, burdensome reporting requirements for clinics, requiring physicians to read medically inaccurate information to patients before an abortion, and adding barriers to young women seeking abortion care. Ultimately, healthcare decisions should be made with the clinician, the patient, and any person they choose to include, not with politicians.</p>
<p>In my opinion, this is the ultimate purpose of any law that specifically targets, intentionally or otherwise, certain groups of people&#8211;  to continually increase barriers, so that access to safe, quality abortion care is out of reach.</p>
<p>With last week’s favorable decision from Judge Yeakel in Texas, I am able to continue providing care to patients based on my years of training and practice medicine based on science and research, not ideology. The court has confirmed that the state had no vested interest in the well-being of the people I take care of and that the proposed law would have only added to the burdens my patients already face in accessing abortion care in Texas.</p>
<p><strong>I celebrate this just decision with the patients I take care of every day and with the staff at Whole Woman’s Health clinics across Texas in Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and McAllen</strong>. We see the faces that are affected by these laws, we hear their stories, and we often feel their burdens.</p>
<p>Today, there will be one less medically unnecessary burden in the way for people exercising their constitutional right to an abortion. But let’s not forget the already inherent challenges that exist that some are faced with that make it nearly impossible to access safe, quality abortion care.</p>
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		<p>Let’s be clear, this case is about an abortion ban&#8211; plain and simple. The state tried to make a case that the restrictions they put forward are no big deal for women and providers to comply with; but, the state misses the point completely. These restrictions have no medical basis nor added health benefit whatsoever. This is yet another attempt to politically interfere with our healthcare decisions and Texans deserve better.</p>
<p>Whole Woman’s Health, the Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood put a strong case forward based in scientific evidence and medical facts, illustrating how this ban will keep our physicians from being able to provide the best medicine for the Texans they care for. The undue burden for Texans would be significant with no health benefit in return. And this is unacceptable and we are prepared to bring this challenge all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, to get the relief Texans deserve.</p>
<p><em>Whole Woman’s Health is serving as plaintiff against the state of Texas as it attempts to restrict abortion access for women. Local lawmakers can’t make abortion illegal, so they are creating bills like SB8 that make a safe, necessary procedure more difficult to obtain. Texas women deserve better. Keep politicians out of women’s health care by donating today to <a href="https://wholewomanshealth.salsalabs.org/donate/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whole Woman&#8217;s Health Alliance</a>.</em></p>

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