Judson Memorial Church is a little-known historic landmark nestled among NYU’s cluster of buildings around Washington Square. Founded by Edward Judson in 1890, the Baptist church’s interest in health care has been an important part of its identity from early on. Judson offered free and low-cost heal
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I was very sad at the conclusion of the 2019 legislative session when the New Mexico Senate failed to repeal the old law on the books that made abortion a crime, and even more disappointed to see so many other states passing laws criminalizing providers and women.
Should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade in the near future, a pregnant woman’s choices will be limited greatly – the 1969 (state) abortion ban will allow a panel of doctors to decide for a woman regardless of her own beliefs, moral code and conscience.
Before Roe v. Wade, women died of self-induced or illegal back alley abortions. In 1965 alone, 17% of all pregnancy-related deaths were due to illegal abortions. These are just the reported numbers; the actual numbers are certainly much higher.