It’s time for an abortion rights movement that’s not directed from the top-down by the Democratic Party and big nonprofits. Clinic defense is a crucial part of that mass, democratic, and militant movement.
Clinic Defense
What Clinic Defense Looks Like
NYC4AR – This Church Harasses Women from Erin Sheridan on Vimeo.
About Clinic Defense
Our argument in support of clinic defense as a tactic for protecting abortion rights.
Anti-Abortion Protester Arrested for Assaulting Pro-Choice Demonstrators
On August 4, an anti-abortion protestor affiliated with the Archdiocese of New York assaulted three members of NYC for Abortion Rights during a demonstration in front of the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral and was detained by the police. On the first Saturday of every month, the Archdiocese of New York leads a procession … Read more
Why I Believe It’s Important to Reclaim the Space in Front of Abortion Clinics
Putting my body in the street has raised the stakes for me.
The Lessons Of Our Counterprotests
Jen Roesch, one of the organizers of a February 11 counterprotest against anti-abortion forces in New York City, looks at the political questions raised by this success.
Planned Parenthood Asked These Pro-Choice Activists Not to Rally Outside Its Clinic. Here’s Why They Did Anyway.
Under Trump, strategies have diverged.
Why We Counter-Protest
Anti-abortion groups have called a nationwide day of protest at Planned Parenthood clinics on February 11 to support defunding the women’s health-care provider. They intend, according to their website, “to call on Congress and President Trump to strip Planned Parenthood of all federal funding and reallocate those funds to health centers that help disadvantaged women without … Read more