From yesterday's excellent Valley News story on the question of whether DHMC should move forward with plans to merge its Manchester facility with that city's Catholic Medical Center:
A DHMC spokesman yesterday stressed that DHMC and [Catholic Medical Center] won't change their procedures or philosophies as a result of the affiliation.
"We think that most of those worries and concerns are not well-founded," said Dave Evancich, vice president of public affairs at DHMC. "We want to preserve all the services that are being provided and enhance other services that may not be available in the community."
That's exactly the problem. DHMC should change its services, both in Manchester and Lebanon, so as to make abortion actively and publicly available to its patients.
New Hampshire's two feminist health centers -- in Concord and Portsmouth -- as well as the Planned Parenthood facilities in Manchester and West Lebanon -- are all excellent and compassionate providers of abortion and pregnancy counselling.
But for some women, it will be prefereable to get such services at DHMC. If nothing else, they can make an inconspicuous trip there, sit in the waiting room without anyone knowing the nature of their business, and then get the help they need.
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