A Day of Thanks
Yesterday marked the 12th annual Nation Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers and we’d like to say a very big thank you to all of the reproductive health care providers out there.
The day was initiated in 1996 following the beginning of violent attacks against health physicians and doctors who worked to provide American women with safe and accessible procedures. It began as a tribute to the death of Dr. David Gunn of Florida in 1993, the first of many killings of physicians by anti-abortionists. This sad history of violence and prosecution perpetuated by ideological extremists is a reality that abortion providers still face and risk every day, so we say thank you.
We’d like to take the opportunity to highlight some organizations and clinics that work hard to provide women with accessible reproductive health services, from birth control to safe abortion procedures. Their efforts and services are the core to making the right to choose possible for women everywhere.
Colorado – Boulder Valley Women’s Health Center
Iowa – The Emma Goldman Clinic
Maine – Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Clinic
West Virginia – Women’s Health Center of West Virginia
If you would like to show your support for American health care providers, please sign the National Abortion Federation’s online petition.