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Susan Hill
August 7, 1948 – January 30, 2010
“I believe that we, in reproductive health services, provide the most dignified of all health services, because we give control of a person’s life back to them. We give them the choices to make their lives better. They are not sick patients. They are well women. We have the power to affect a well person’s life–to make a well person’s life a meaningful one; one that can thrive.”
Abortion rights activist. Opened the first abortion clinic in Florida and owned the only remaining health center providing abortions in the state of Mississippi. Served as the president and CEO of the National Women’s Health Organization in North Carolina. A founding member of both the National Abortion Federation and the National Coalition of Abortion Providers.
More About Susan:
- Obituary, The Los Angeles Times
- “The Brave Life of Abortion Provider Susan Hill,” by Michel Kort, February 2010
- Defending Choice, story by Josh Shaffer, December 2007
- “A Passion For The Possible,” by Susan Hill, Executive Director National Women’s Health Organization, October 2, 1995
- Guide to Susan Hill papers, Duke University Libraries
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Wikipedia page