"Abortion Diaries" film benefit

Twelve real-life stories illustrating the importance of reproductive choice. Preoceeds go to a fund enabling low-iincome women access to abortion services by providing transportation and housing expenses. <!--break--> YOU'RE INVITED TO A BENEFIT SCREENING OF &quot;THE ABORTION DIARIES&quot; A documentary by Penny Lane Thursday May 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Rochester 220 South Winton Road The Reproductive Rights Task Force of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester and Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse Region present &quot;The Abortion Diaries&quot; by Penny Lane, a documentary and discussion to follow. &quot;The Abortion Diaries&quot; is a documentary featuring 12 women who speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. The women are doctors, subway workers, artists, activists, military personnel, teachers and students; they are Black, Latina, Jewish and White; they are mothers or child-free; they range in age from 19 to 54. Their stories weave together with the filmmaker's diary entries to present a compelling, moving and at times surprisingly funny &quot;dinner party&quot; where the audience is invited to hear what women say behind closed doors about motherhood, medical technology, sex, spirituality, love, work and their own bodies. Tickets (available at the door) are $10, $20 or $40 and all proceed go to the Women?s Health Compassion Fund at Strong Memorial Hospital, which supports women accessing abortion care with coverage of travel and lodging expenses. A $10 ticket covers one woman's taxi ride, a $20 ticket covers her round trip taxi ride, a $40 ticket covers her round trip bus fare or one night in a hotel. If you cannot attend but you wish to make a donation to the fund, please send checks with the comment &quot;Women's Health Compassion Fund,&quot; to: Strong Department of Social Work URMC Box 650 601 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY 14642-8650.

<p>Twelve real-life stories illustrating the importance of reproductive choice. Preoceeds go to a fund enabling low-iincome women access to abortion services by providing transportation and housing expenses.</p> <!--break--><p>YOU'RE INVITED TO A BENEFIT SCREENING OF<br /> "THE ABORTION DIARIES"<br /> A documentary by Penny Lane</p> <p>Thursday May 3, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.<br /> First Unitarian Church of Rochester<br /> 220 South Winton Road</p> <p>The Reproductive Rights Task Force of the First Unitarian Church<br /> of Rochester and Planned Parenthood of the Rochester/Syracuse<br /> Region present "The Abortion Diaries" by Penny Lane, a<br /> documentary and discussion to follow. </p> <p>"The Abortion Diaries" is a documentary featuring 12 women who<br /> speak candidly about their experiences with abortion. The women<br /> are doctors, subway workers, artists, activists, military<br /> personnel, teachers and students; they are Black, Latina, Jewish<br /> and White; they are mothers or child-free; they range in age<br /> from 19 to 54. Their stories weave together with the filmmaker's<br /> diary entries to present a compelling, moving and at times<br /> surprisingly funny "dinner party" where the audience is invited<br /> to hear what women say behind closed doors about motherhood,<br /> medical technology, sex, spirituality, love, work and their own<br /> bodies. </p> <p>Tickets (available at the door) are $10, $20 or $40 and all<br /> proceed go to the Women?s Health Compassion Fund at Strong<br /> Memorial Hospital, which supports women accessing abortion care<br /> with coverage of travel and lodging expenses. A $10 ticket<br /> covers one woman's taxi ride, a $20 ticket covers her round<br /> trip taxi ride, a $40 ticket covers her round trip bus fare or<br /> one night in a hotel. </p> <p>If you cannot attend but you wish to make a donation to the<br /> fund, please send checks with the comment "Women's Health<br /> Compassion Fund," to: </p> <p>Strong Department of Social Work<br /> URMC Box 650<br /> 601 Elmwood Avenue<br /> Rochester, NY 14642-8650.</p>