Petition to Oppose Anti-Choice Clinics

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From NARAL MD:
Dr. LeRoy Carhart joined the staff of Germantown Reproductive Health Services at the end of 2010. Dr. Carhart has long been a champion of women’s health and privacy, and his work makes it possible for women to make the personal and private decision to access safe, legal abortion care with dignity.

Today, the anti-choice groups Operation Rescue & Maryland Coalition for Life are opening an office directly across the street from Dr. Carhart’s clinic. These groups are trying to shut down a legitimate health-care provider by opening a fake clinic that will mislead women about their health-care options. They oppose giving women control over their own decisions, but they are okay with misleading women.

We are concerned about the harassment women will face just because they’re making a private, personal decision. We must stand in support with women and our providers. Anti-choice extremists need to know that harassment of women and clinic staff is unacceptable and does not reflect the values of our community.

Please join us in opposing anti-choice “clinics” that refuse to provide women their full reproductive health options in Maryland.

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