Think Out Loud

Portland’s new Lilith Clinic provides reproductive health services otherwise lacking for those in need

By Allison Frost (OPB)
April 8, 2021 12:39 a.m.

Broadcast: Thursday, April 8

Access to medical care for people seeking abortion services in Portland declined sharply when the Lovejoy Surgicenter closed in January 2021. Now, the new Lilith Clinic has opened to help meet that need. (File photo)

Access to medical care for people seeking abortion services in Portland declined sharply when the Lovejoy Surgicenter closed in January 2021. Now, the new Lilith Clinic has opened to help meet that need. (File photo)

Tima Miroshnichenko

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:

The Lovejoy Surgicenter closed its doors in January, leaving many Portlanders and others seeking abortion services without a place to go. The Lilith Clinic opened last month and aims to fill the gap left by Lovejoy. Oregon is unique in that it does not have state restrictions on abortion, but access remains an issue. Many counties do not have any abortion providers at all. Dr. Charlie Browne owns the Portland Lilith Clinic. He’s based in Seattle, and his clinic there provides abortions, as well as other reproductive health services. Browne joins us to tell us more about Lilith, his patients and how he hopes to expand his services in the future.

Contact “Think Out Loud®”

If you’d like to comment on any of the topics in this show or suggest a topic of your own, please get in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter, send an email to thinkoutloud@opb.org, or you can leave a voicemail for us at 503-293-1983. The call-in phone number during the noon hour is 888-665-5865.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:
THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:
THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:

Related Stories

A man wears a Columbia Sportswear light fleece jacket and glasses in a park.

Community organizer offers ideas to prevent gun violence in Portland

We hear from Lakayana Drury about his detailed proposal for getting at some of the root causes for gun and gang violence. The plan includes offering direct financial support as well as wraparound services to at-risk youth and free access to college for students who are Black, Indigenous or other people of color.