New York City plans to offer free abortion pills at four sexual health clinics as early as Wednesday, a city-funded expansion that seeks to further break down barriers to abortion access in low-income communities.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New York City plans to offer free abortion pills at four sexual health clinics as early as Wednesday, a city-funded expansion that seeks to break down barriers to abortion in low-income communities, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday.
Unlike hospitals, the city-run health clinics do not ask patients about their insurance status and have traditionally sought to provide health care to the most marginalized. The first rollout will occur Wednesday at a sexual health clinic in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. Three other city-run clinics in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens are slated to dispense the medication by the end of the year as part of a $1.2 million package that includes a broader array of health care services, city officials said during a news conference following the mayor’s address.of all U.S. abortions — at its 11 public hospitals.
“We're going to build upon the access to care that we have in our public hospital system,” Vasan said. “We're going to supplant that with our public clinics — our truly public clinics — that are walk-up, all access.”
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