Our History

In 1971, several area doctors saw the need for a private facility that would provide abortions for women. Prior to that time, abortion procedures in Portland and throughout Oregon were performed at a teaching hospital. There were no guarantees of privacy, little or no respect for patients, and only after meeting with a social worker and being labeled "unfit" to parent was an abortion allowed. This is how Lovejoy was started. And it was the right thing to do.

We are very proud that Lovejoy is a leader in women's health care, and the innovation we've shown in reproductive care and other women's health care needs has taught a generation of women to expect excellent treatment, informed consent, and freedom of choice.

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