Living Within the Questions with Women’s Healthcare Pioneer Merle Hoffman

Living Within the Questions with Women’s Healthcare Pioneer Merle Hoffman

Author: ksqd.org June 22, 2026 Duration: 0:00
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • YouTube • Spotify • Amazon • TuneIn Merle Hoffman opened one of America’s first legal abortion clinics in 1971—and she’s been fighting for our rights ever since. In this conversation, the founder of Choices Women’s Medical Center reflects on fifty-plus years on the front lines of the reproductive rights movement: what she’s learned, what she’s lost, and why she refuses to stop pushing that rock up the hill. Listen in as Merle Hoffman shares how she finds joy and purpose in the struggle. Visit BABBLERY.com for more information, transcript, and links. About The Babblery: The Babblery features conversations about who we are and how we got this way. Modern humans can seem like the ancients building the Biblical Tower of Babel, cursed by God/nature never to understand each other. As Visiting Translators at the Tower of Babble, our guests delve into their work, their research, and their own experiences to try to explain the bits they’ve learned about Earth’s most perplexing species. Though we all speak different languages, here at The Babblery we aim to promote understanding, one conversation at a time. Visit The Babblery at https://babblery.com/. The Babblery is produced by Suki Wessling with support from KSQD. Follow The Babblery: The Babblery Substack Email list Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Amazon TuneIn LinkedIn Instagram Facebook

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