Women's Medical Fund Special Event
Clothes for a Cause:
Bring home "new to you" clothes for women
and teen girls!
Sunday, December 7th
noon to 4 p.m.
Mishkan Shalom in Roxborough.
Click here to see more
HOME PAGE Women's Medical FundThe Women's Medical Fund provides direct financial assistance and other support to low-income women and girls in Southeastern Pennsylvania who wish to terminate an unwanted pregnancy but cannot afford a safe legal abortion. The Women's Medical Fund also raises public awareness of the devastating impact of denying access to safe legal abortions. History The 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, promised access to safe legal abortions for American women. This promise was broken for poor women in Pennsylvania when the federal government cut Medicaid matching funds for abortions in 1977 and when the state legislature followed suit in 1985. Since then, those least able to afford the cost of an abortion must either continue the pregnancy to term; attempt a dangerous self-induced abortion; or cobble together the fee, often risking the health and safety of themselves and their families. The Women's Medical Fund was formed by women's health activists in 1985 in response to this crisis in reproductive freedom for low-income women and teens.Since its inception in 1985, the Women's Medical Fund has ensured the right to choose for almost 10,000 poor women and teens by disbursing over $1,200,000 in financial assistance. Our Access Counselors continue to answer dozens of calls each day from women and teenagers from Southeastern Pennsylvania.It is our belief that to choose between a dangerous, self-induced abortion and bearing a child against one's will is no choice at all. To contributeMake a contribution through PayPal or send a check to the address below. Contact us |
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