Media Release
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2005
For more information, contact Karen Kubby at (319) 337-2112

 

Emma Goldman Clinic
Honors Local Physician

The 32nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court decision making abortion legal throughout the United States, will be celebrated by the Emma Goldman Clinic on Saturday, January 22, 2005. Choice Dinner 2005 will take place in the second floor ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus from 6-9pm.

The keynote speaker is Des Moines Register columnist Rekha Basu. She will speak about the "power of the pen", encouraging supporters of reproductive rights to write their elected officials and letters to the editor as a way of effecting positive change and to protect current rights.

The Emma Goldman Clinic will honor Dr. Jill Vibhakar with the Golden Speculum Award. Dr. Vibhakar is a University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Obstetrics and Gynecology Department physician who was a plaintiff and expert witness in the injunction proceedings against the abortion ban that was signed by President Bush. The Emma Goldman Clinic is recognizing Dr. Vibhakar for her bravery and courage in helping stop the abortion ban

Tickets are $40, $25 for students and those living on limited incomes. Tickets can be purchased at the Clinic, located at 227 N. Dubuque St., or through the web site http://www.emmagoldman.com

[Note: Interviews with Rekha Basu can be arranged by calling her at 515 284-8584. An electronic photograph is available by contacting Elaina the Emma Goldman Clinic at (319) 337-2112.]

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