{"id":304696,"date":"2024-01-07T11:37:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=304696"},"modified":"2025-06-19T23:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:59:12","slug":"spa-like-abortion-business-partners-virtual-dispensary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/spa-like-abortion-business-partners-virtual-dispensary\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Spa-like&#8217; abortion business partners with closed virtual abortion pill dispensary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Carafem (<a href=\"https:\/\/ecorp.sos.ga.gov\/BusinessSearch\/BusinessFilings\" rel=\"noopener\">FemHealth USA, Inc.)<\/a>, the abortion business that built its brand on being a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-spa-plush-coming-nashville\/\">&#8216;spa-like&#8217; experience<\/a> and once marketed abortion pill as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/missed-period-pills-women-know-pregnant\/\">missed period<\/a>&#8221; pills<a href=\"https:\/\/ecorp.sos.ga.gov\/BusinessSearch\/BusinessFilings\" rel=\"noopener\">,<\/a> is partnering with the now-closed virtual abortion pill dispensary Choix, Inc. A press release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20231030612190\/en\/Choix-Closes-Virtual-Doors-and-Launches-Partnership-with-carafem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> in October of 2023 announced the partnership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Choix (pronounced &#8220;Choice&#8221;), the first telehealth clinic to offer asynchronous abortion care in California, will cease its virtual operations on October 31st, 2023, following three years of delivering safe, affordable, patient-centered sexual and reproductive healthcare to over 8,000 patients across six states,&#8221; read the release.<\/p>\n<p>Choix was <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/virtual-abortion-pill-dispensaries-expanding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded<\/a> in 2020 by \u201cengineers\u201d as well as \u201cnurse practitioners\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2020\/11\/16\/just-the-pill-choix-carafem-honeybee-health-how-telemedicine-startups-are-revolutionizing-abortion-health-care-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ms. Magazine<\/a>. These <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/buyer-beware-virtual-abortion-pill-websites-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included<\/a>\u00a0Cindy Adam and her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/theorg.com\/org\/choix\/org-chart\/mark-adam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark<\/a>, Lauren Dubey (who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauren-dubey-95b60771\/\">formerly worked<\/a> at University of California San Francisco and Planned Parenthood), and Dr. Aisha Wagner (who also <a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2022\/01\/14\/abortion-pills-california-colorado-illinois-online-abortion-cindy-adam-lauren-dubey-choix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worked<\/a> for Planned Parenthood doing abortions).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We opened up mailing mifepristone through Honeybee Health pharmacy. We also received a grant from Plan C to help develop the <a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/\">Access Delivered<\/a> provider guide to offering telemedicine abortion,&#8221; Adam once <a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2022\/01\/14\/abortion-pills-california-colorado-illinois-online-abortion-cindy-adam-lauren-dubey-choix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Ms. Magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choix Partners with Carafem after three &#8220;costly&#8221; years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The October 2023 announcement claimed Choix was &#8220;delighted&#8221; about the &#8220;partnership&#8221; but complained that marketing its business was &#8220;costly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Choix strongly believes in the importance of individual autonomy in decisions concerning their bodies, families, and futures. As part of its transition and ongoing commitment to reproductive healthcare, Choix is delighted to announce its partnership with the esteemed team at <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcarafem.org%2F&amp;esheet=53692442&amp;newsitemid=20231030612190&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=carafem&amp;index=2&amp;md5=13eb5b5deff2efeddac298d0e3465192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">carafem<\/a>, offering its patients a referral to a trusted reproductive healthcare provider,&#8221; the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Grant, <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chief Operating Officer<\/a> of FemHealth USA\/Carafem, stated in the release, &#8220;We are thrilled to join forces with Choix in our shared commitment to delivering exceptional reproductive healthcare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_304706\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304706\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304706\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-founder-applauds-Choix-partnership-image-LinkedIn.jpg\" alt=\"Carafem founder applauds Choix partnership (Image: LinkedIn) \" width=\"584\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-founder-applauds-Choix-partnership-image-LinkedIn.jpg 584w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-founder-applauds-Choix-partnership-image-LinkedIn-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-founder-applauds-Choix-partnership-image-LinkedIn-500x367.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-304706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carafem founder applauds Choix partnership (Image: LinkedIn)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Despite its growth and pioneering work in public health and direct patient care, the stigma and politics surrounding abortion care posed significant fundraising challenges. Additionally, the censorship of health advertisements related to sexual health information for women and underrepresented genders made patient outreach challenging and costly,&#8221; the release claimed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carafem&#8217;s connections to Bill Gates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carafem is the public face of <a href=\"https:\/\/ecorp.sos.ga.gov\/BusinessSearch\/BusinessFilings\" rel=\"noopener\">FemHealth USA, Inc.,<\/a> the\u00a0U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20221007171417\/https:\/\/2umya83uy24b2nu5ug2708w5-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DKT-2018-12-AUDIT-Final-FS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">division<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/funded-bill-gates-abortion-pill-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Gates-funded<\/a> global abortion pill company: DKT International, which distributed 6.1 million abortion pill combi-packs in <a href=\"https:\/\/dktinternational.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/DKTAnnualReport-FINAL-Digital.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 alone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DKT was highlighted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2023-08-01\/abortion-pill-provider-buys-from-indian-manufacturer-with-bad-quality-record#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg.com<\/a> report last year when the media outlet discovered that potentially &#8220;shoddy&#8221; abortion drugs manufactured by the Delhi-based Synokem Pharmaceuticals Ltd could be making their way into the United States from DKT. The allegation was denied by DKT leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome DKT abortion medication kits made by Synokem, part-owned by Boston-based private equity firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/14990Z:US\">TA Associates<\/a>, are now entering the US, even though they haven\u2019t been approved by the Food and Drug Administration,&#8221; Bloomberg claimed. &#8220;The kits, which contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-04-14\/what-is-misoprostol-and-how-could-it-help-patients-access-abortion-care\">misoprostol<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2022-02-17\/abortion-pill-mifepristone-is-safer-than-tylenol-and-almost-impossible-to-get\">mifepristone<\/a>, are being purchased through underground online pharmacies that have no affiliation with DKT\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_304779\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304779\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-304779 \" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901718-george-tiller-quote-in-carafem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901718-george-tiller-quote-in-carafem.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901718-george-tiller-quote-in-carafem-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901718-george-tiller-quote-in-carafem-700x379.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901718-george-tiller-quote-in-carafem-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901718-george-tiller-quote-in-carafem-500x271.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-304779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; JULY 1: A framed and signed note from legendary abortion provider and advocate Dr. George Tiller in the office of Melissa Grant at the headquarters of Carafem in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades\/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>DKT was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/about\/board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">founded<\/a>\u00a0in 1989 by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/funds-promotes-abortions-money-selling-porn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philip Harvey,<\/a> who regularly funded DKT with money he earned from selling pornographic films and sex toys through his mail-order company, Adam &amp; Eve. Harvey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/publications-resources\/phil-harveys-resignation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OZYaUuuM3u0\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a> in 2013 and later passed away in 2021. He was replaced by Christopher H. Purdy, who serves as DKT\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/about\/hq-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a> of FemHealth USA (Carafem).<\/p>\n<p>FemHealth USA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacorps.com\/company\/2146224\/femhealth-usa-inc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">operates<\/a>\u00a0under the name\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Mail-In-Donation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carafem<\/a>\u00a0as a national abortion pill chain. FemHealth\u2019s connection is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/18321672-1.pdf\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0by DKT\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2022-DKT-International-FS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financial audits<\/a>\u00a0with Carafem\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donation page<\/a>, clearly writing that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019-Mail-In-Donation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FemHealth USA<\/a>\u00a0is \u201cdoing business as carafem.\u201d And according to an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200412060118\/https:\/\/carafem.org\/providers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived page<\/a>\u00a0from Carafem\u2019s website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecorp.sos.ga.gov\/BusinessSearch\/BusinessFilings\" rel=\"noopener\">FemHealth<\/a>\u00a0was \u201cestablished in 2013 as a 501c3 non-profit social enterprise to deliver early, safe abortion services and family planning products in the USA and to take advantage of new efficiencies, new technology, and new approaches in the delivery of care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-chain-carafem-normalize-expand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carafem<\/a> was also part of Gynuity Health Project\u2019s infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/telabortion-abortion-pill-study-increased-complications-er\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telabortion trials<\/a>, which led to the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/fda-abortion-pill-timeline-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decision<\/a> to permanently allow abortion pill sales by mail.<\/p>\n<p>Carafem\u2019s latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/carafems-2023-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2023) annual report<\/a>\u00a0boasts DKT International as a major donor. Both Carafem (the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacorps.com\/company\/2146224\/femhealth-usa-inc\">public face<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ecorp.sos.ga.gov\/BusinessSearch\/BusinessFilings\" rel=\"noopener\">FemHealth)<\/a>\u00a0and DKT International have deep connections to some of the richest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UnzbQzvGlSU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billionaire<\/a>\u00a0abortion philanthropists in the world and are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funded<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/bad-actors-money-trail-abortion-pill-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Packard Foundation<\/a>, which invested millions into the U.S. abortion pill manufacturer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/whos-making-millions-sale-abortion-pill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Danco<\/a>\u00a0as well as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-pill-investor-millions-generic-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generic<\/a>\u00a0manufacturer, GenBioPro.<\/p>\n<p>DKT\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/about\/donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donor list<\/a> boasts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/about\/donors\/\">abortion philanthropists<\/a>\u00a0like the Buffett, Packard,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/DKT-Brochure-final-DV2-122613.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hewlett<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/funded-bill-gates-abortion-pill-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gates<\/a> Foundations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_295796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_295796\" style=\"width: 893px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295796\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-295796 \" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DKT-International-US-Division-FemHealth-USA-is-abortion-pill-chain-Carafem.jpg\" alt=\"DKT International US Division (FemHealth USA) is abortion pill chain Carafem\" width=\"883\" height=\"534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DKT-International-US-Division-FemHealth-USA-is-abortion-pill-chain-Carafem.jpg 1206w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DKT-International-US-Division-FemHealth-USA-is-abortion-pill-chain-Carafem-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DKT-International-US-Division-FemHealth-USA-is-abortion-pill-chain-Carafem-700x423.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DKT-International-US-Division-FemHealth-USA-is-abortion-pill-chain-Carafem-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DKT-International-US-Division-FemHealth-USA-is-abortion-pill-chain-Carafem-500x302.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-295796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DKT International US Division (FemHealth USA) is abortion pill chain Carafem<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Carafem&#8217;s current leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to their <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.docsend.com\/view\/hzk6tmj8hfzqeq6x?_gl=1*iz2cgh*_ga*MTg0Mjc3NTI5Mi4xNzA0NDgxOTkz*_ga_7YYS8Q3JGK*MTcwNDQ4NjYzMC4yLjEuMTcwNDQ4Nzc1OS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 annual report,<\/a> Carafem&#8217;s client base includes a majority of African American (40%) and white (40%) clients. Their clients tend to have a college or high school education and are generally in their twenties. Most of the clients also live <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.docsend.com\/view\/hzk6tmj8hfzqeq6x?_gl=1*iz2cgh*_ga*MTg0Mjc3NTI5Mi4xNzA0NDgxOTkz*_ga_7YYS8Q3JGK*MTcwNDQ4NjYzMC4yLjEuMTcwNDQ4Nzc1OS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">above<\/a> the poverty line.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Purdy, Carafem&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">board of directors<\/a> includes the aforementioned Chief Operations Officer of FemHealth USA Melissa Grant, who also <a href=\"https:\/\/prochoice.org\/about\/mission-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sits on the board<\/a> of the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melgrant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worked<\/a> for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_304775\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304775\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-304775\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901972-melissa-grant-700x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901972-melissa-grant-700x379.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901972-melissa-grant-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901972-melissa-grant-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901972-melissa-grant-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GettyImages-1241901972-melissa-grant.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-304775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. &#8211; JULY 1: Melissa Grant, chief operating officer of Carafem, poses for a portrait at the headquarters of Carafem in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2022. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades\/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carlos Garcia, who also serves on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dktinternational.org\/about\/board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DKT&#8217;s board<\/a>, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridinvestor.com\/people\/carlos-garcia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">board trustee<\/a> of Connecticut College and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/number1dcrealtor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enggarcia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eng-Garcia Properties<\/a>, a group<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gridinvestor.com\/people\/carlos-garcia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0described<\/a> by Garcia as &#8220;Washington DC Area&#8217;s most innovative real estate team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>OBGYN and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center professor <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucsf.edu\/sara.newmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Sara Newmann<\/a>, an OBGYN <a href=\"https:\/\/bixbycenter.ucsf.edu\/sara-newmann-md-mph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listed<\/a>\u00a0as an Assistant Clinical\u00a0Professor at University of California San Francisco\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/paying-millions-abortion-training-taxpayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health<\/a>, which trains abortion providers and is funded in part by the taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>Others include Nicole Gray, Julie Stewart and Jennifer Tapper.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_304723\" style=\"width: 805px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304723\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-304723\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-board-and-donos-2023AR.jpg\" alt=\"Carafem board and donos 2023AR\" width=\"795\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-board-and-donos-2023AR.jpg 1524w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-board-and-donos-2023AR-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-board-and-donos-2023AR-700x372.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-board-and-donos-2023AR-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Carafem-board-and-donos-2023AR-500x265.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-304723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carafem board and donors 2023AR<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A majority of Carafem&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.docsend.com\/view\/hzk6tmj8hfzqeq6x?_gl=1*iz2cgh*_ga*MTg0Mjc3NTI5Mi4xNzA0NDgxOTkz*_ga_7YYS8Q3JGK*MTcwNDQ4NjYzMC4yLjEuMTcwNDQ4Nzc1OS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revenue<\/a> comes from both clients (54%) as well as grant funding (44%) and some donations (2%).<\/p>\n<p>The abortion chain&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/carafem.docsend.com\/view\/hzk6tmj8hfzqeq6x?_gl=1*iz2cgh*_ga*MTg0Mjc3NTI5Mi4xNzA0NDgxOTkz*_ga_7YYS8Q3JGK*MTcwNDQ4NjYzMC4yLjEuMTcwNDQ4Nzc1OS4wLjAuMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donors<\/a> mentioned in their 2023 annual report include the 128 Collective Foundation, the Collaborative for Gender and Reproductive Equality, the Conant Family Foundation, the Daily Kos, the Demartini Family Foundation, DKT International, the <a href=\"https:\/\/hewlett.org\/grants\/femhealth-usa-for-the-expanding-telemedicine-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William and Flora Hewlett Foundation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packard.org\/grants-and-investments\/grants-database\/femhealth-usa-inc-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The David and Lucile Packard Foundation<\/a>, and The Women&#8217;s Fund of Greater Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>The Carafem list also includes an &#8220;anonymous&#8221; donor, which is suspected by some to be the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, which in <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.propublica.org\/nonprofits\/organizations\/476032365\/202341329349101219\/IRS990PF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022<\/a> granted FemHealth USA over $1 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/tell-congress-stop-the-doj-from-targeting-pro-life-americans\/?utm_campaign=doj_petition&amp;utm_medium=lan_website\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail this Christmas for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carafem (FemHealth USA, Inc.), the abortion business that built its brand on being a &#8216;spa-like&#8217; experience and once marketed abortion pill as &#8220;missed period&#8221; pills, is partnering with the now-closed virtual abortion pill dispensary Choix, Inc. 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