Subject: NARAL Responds to MedStar Washington Hospital Center
From: NARAL Pro-Choice America Media <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 15:38:30 -0400
List-Id: <friends.mailman.prochoiceamerica.org>

*For Immediate Release:* Tuesday, May 3, 2016

*Contact:* Kaylie Hanson, [email-masked]

*NARAL Responds to MedStar Washington Hospital Center*

In response to the explosive New York Times story
<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/us/doctor-warned-to-be-silent-on-abortion-files-civil-rights-complaint.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0>
about
MedStar Washington Hospital Center silencing Dr. Horvath-Cosper for
speaking of her role in *providing abortion care*, NARAL Pro-Choice America
President Ilyse Hogue issued the following statement:

“A hospital should never try to silence a doctor from discussing the vital
medical care she provides her patients. To do so is shameful, disturbing, *and
against federal law*. Would they stop cardiovascular surgeons from talking
about heart procedures they do? Do they silence oncologists from discussing
their work? Then why stop an OB-GYN from talking about abortion as part of the
vital medical services they provide? Doing so is a victory for the bullies
who are trying to end women's access to  abortion care. Silence breeds
stigma and hurts women and doctors, which is antithetical to everything
that a hospital should stand for.   If MedStar Washington Hospital Center
is truly "dedicated to delivering exceptional patient first health care"
<http://www.medstarwashington.org/our-hospital/mission-vision-and-values/#q=%7B%7D>,
they should actually put patients first and stop contributing to the stigma
they face if seeking an abortion.

"We support Dr. Horvath-Cosper and all of those who are standing up for
women’s health care.”

*NARAL Pro-Choice America and its network of state affiliates are dedicated
to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom for all Americans. NARAL
works to guarantee that every woman has the right to make personal
decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including
preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing
legal abortion. In recognition of its work defending our constitutional
right to choose, Fortune Magazine described NARAL as "one of the top 10
advocacy groups in America."*

###
To no longer receive news updates click here: http://links.prochoiceamerica.org/wf/unsubscribe?upn=xUQ3jCNra69WclajdKWNZXvi-2B5CvD0xij2hIwhOMJl57RuzexjvblUH-2ByEHAyq8Oml2L6OjDpnxbzifIH-2BMYsQX6WdtASjuGa-2FRSyW9kjegYvDV5fbfNW08CepDbCj6RBhI9x4URYgcLzRKKBsJ2qisiRWoTKakdxLavWoer0LPTbxrPzo1jxKRfLERJgX2vk5q0B0sR-2FG71SEtmgHDKMw-3D-3D.