Red River Women's Clinic
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| Red River Women's Clinic | |
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| Location | 302 US-75, Moorhead, Minnesota, United States |
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| Founded | 1998 |
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| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Minnesota |
Red River Women's Clinic is an abortion clinic that was originally located in Fargo, North Dakota, and for many years was the only one in the state.[1] Not only does the clinic provide abortions, but like almost every abortion health center, it also issues birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy tests, and STI tests.[2] Before the clinic opened, there were two doctors providing abortions in North Dakota, one in Grand Forks and one in Jamestown. As the doctors were nearing the end of their careers, they asked Jane Bovard to open a clinic in Fargo.[3] It began operating in 1998.[4] The clinic's director is Tammi Kromenaker.[5]
In 2013, the Center for Reproductive Rights sued on behalf of the clinic over a law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges to local hospitals.[6] Once this law, SB 2305, was signed, the clinic physicians began attempting to comply with the law. Hospitals within 30 miles of the facility, however, already informed the clinic that its doctors would not be allowed access for reasons such as hospital policy regarding abortion services and the annual minimum number of patients that physicians must accept.[7] Supported by the Center of Reproductive Rights, it sued the state on account of the law being an unnecessary barrier between doctors and performing an abortion.[6]
Awards
In 2015, the clinic received a "Standard of Excellence" award from the National Abortion Federation for its work in a challenging environment.[8]
