Marcy Bloom (born 1954) is an American pro-choice activist known for serving for eighteen years as executive director of Aradia Women's Health Center in Seattle.[1][2] Bloom was the 2006 recipient of the ACLU's highest honor, the William O. Douglas Award, for her work.[3]

Bloom has described abortion as a "moral good", rather than a necessary evil.[4] She writes a regular column for RH Reality Check, and is a leading fundraiser for reproductive rights organizations in Mexico.[5] In addition to her work for abortion rights, Bloom is regarded as an expert on the biological aspects of sexual intercourse.[6]

During the 2000 Democratic primary campaign, Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey enlisted Bloom to tape radio ads critical of Al Gore's past flirtation with opposition to abortion.[7][8]

Bloom is a board member of the Washington, D. C.-based National Abortion Rights Action League.[9]

Bloom is now doing U.S. advocacy and capacity building for a Mexico City-based organization, GIRE – El Grupo de Informacion en Reproduccion Elegida/The Information Group on Reproductive Choice. The GIRE organization helps women in Mexico seek abortion rights.[10] The reason she has migrated to work in the GIRE organization is because women in Mexico face less reproductive rights than women in the US.[11] Bloom has lobbied against abortion restrictions in high court hearings to advocate for women reproduction rights.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Cara Solomon, Viewing abortion as "a moral good" Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Times, May 13, 2006
  2. ↑ Susan Paynter. Pioneering clinic celebrates 30 years of changing the world for women, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Oct 30,2002.
  3. ↑ Kevin Shipe, Cascadia Community College celebrates Human Rights Week, The Commons, Jan 17, 2007
  4. ↑ Nine Shapiro, They Had Abortions, Seattle Weekly, March 16, 2005
  5. ↑ Nicole Brodeur, Less of a choice Archived 2007-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Seattle Times, Feb 2, 2007
  6. ↑ Dan Savage, Savage Love, San Francisco Weekly, Feb. 14, 1996
  7. ↑ Jake Tapper, Bill Bradley Takes His Final Shot Archived 2008-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Salon, Feb 28,2000
  8. ↑ Sandra Sobieraj. Bradley speaks, but who's listening? Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Feb 27, 2000
  9. ↑ Diedtra Henderson, Abortion Issue Brings Out Activists On All Sides, Oct.4, 1993
  10. ↑ "Marcy Bloom". Rewire News Group. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  11. ↑ "Information Group on Reproductive Choice (GIRE) | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  12. ↑ "How Washington state made its abortion laws Trump-proof". The Seattle Times. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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