Advocacy

EMMA
NAMESAKE

Rights

GOLDMAN
FOUNDING
The Emma Goldman Clinic, the first woman-owned and operated health care center in the Midwest and the first out-patient abortion clinic in Iowa, was founded in September of 1973 by a group of dedicated community women.

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CLINIC

Care

Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was a nurse, midwife, political lecturer and writer. She was an educator and public advocate for birth control at a time when such action was prohibited by law. During the beginning of the twentieth century, the FBI considered Emma Goldman to be the most dangerous woman in America. Her commitment to reproductive rights, activism, and social justice inspired the founders to name the clinic in her honor.

We acknowledge that people are capable of understanding and evaluating information about their own bodies and health. Individuals belong at the center of decision-making regarding their health care. For this reason, we strive to promote client rights through all of our services.
These rights include: Non-judgmental health care Confidentiality Complete and accurate information about medical procedures, including benefits and possible complications Information about medications and side effects A client advocate or support person present Access to all medical records

PHILOSOPHY OF CARE
We offer non-judgmental quality health care services to women and men of all ages. We promote a participatory philosophy of health care that puts our clients at the center of their health care experience. A comfortable and competent atmosphere is created in which time is provided for clients to get the information they seek and the health care services they need.

HEALTH AND CONSULTATION SERVICES

1st and 2nd trimester surgical abortions Non-surgical abortions

Every person has the right to become an informed participant in their own health care. We want people to be empowered by the information they gain, and through the choices they make.

Abortion

Serving women and men of all ages Gynecology

Womans development, her freedom, her independence, must come from and through herself.

Walk-in Client Services

Pregnancy testing and options information Blood pressure checks STI screening Strep testing Urinarty tract Infection (UTI) screening

Mens Services

Employment and sports physicals Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing and treatment Confidential HIV Testing and referral Testicular exams & self-exam instruction

Annual exams, employment and sports physicals Hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive exams Self-cervical and breast examination instruction Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing and treatment Confidential HIV testing and referral Treatment of common gynecological problems Menopause consultation Consultation on women's health care needs at all life stages Trans Health Initiative Post-abortion examinations and counseling

~Emma Goldman

Safer Sex Education Kits Public Speaking Engagements

Educational Services

Drawing of the Emma Goldman Clinic by Lorna Campbell

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NONJUDGMENTAL, QUALITY HEALTH CARE Since 1973

MISSION

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The Emma Goldman Clinic is a not-for-profit independent organization founded in 1973 by a group of women driven by feminist ideals. We exist to empower women and men in all life stages through the provision of quality reproductive health care that includes abortion services, gynecology services, safer sex promotion, and active education. We promote respectful, clientcentered and participatory health care through informed decision making, client rights, advocacy and expansion, and support of pregnancy choices.

EMMA GOLDMAN CLINIC

EMMA GOLDMAN CLINIC

227 North Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245

Call (319) 337-2111 or 800-848-7684 for appointments FAX (319) 337-2754 Our commitment to accessible health care includes subsidized fees. Clinic Hours: 9 am-5 pm Monday - Friday 9 am-8 pm Thursday 9 am-1 pm Saturday Walk-in hours: 9am - 5pm Mon- Fri, call for occaisional Saturdays

We strive to provide an environment in which diversity is acknowledged and celebrated. We are actively committed to staff diversity in employment policies and practices. We strive to increase economic, geographic, structural, and language accessibility for the clients we serve through fundraising, outreach, and advocacy. We offer non-judgmental, quality health care services. Our goals are inspired by our belief in the larger ideals of feminist philosophy: political, economic, and social equality.

A Feminist Approach to Health Care

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