Dr. Diane Horvath, MD, MPH, FACOG (she/her)
Biography
Dr. Horvath is double board certified in OB/GYN and Complex Family Planning, and the co-founder and chief medical officer of Partners in Abortion Care, an all-trimester abortion clinic in College Park, Maryland. Partners in Abortion Care is the only abortion clinic in the country co-owned by a physician/midwife partnership, and the only all-trimester clinic owned and operated by women. Diane has written and spoken extensively about abortion provider safety, later abortion, and policy advocacy. She is proud to help train the next generation of abortion providers.
Description
Topics include Dr. Horvath’s early memories related to her father’s medical practice; experiences during medical school and residency; the pro-choice milieu at the University of Minnesota; early advocacy experiences; working at Planned Parenthood with Dr. Carol Ball; anti-abortion protesters and threats to safety; broader advocacy networks in Minnesota; connections between abortion care and community health; relocating to Baltimore and the D.C. area; becoming a more outspoken public advocate; Minnesota’s status as a “safe haven” state; the importance of networks and knowledge sharing; experiences as a traveling abortion provider; looking toward the future; all-trimester abortion care; and advice to medical students interested in abortion care.
Contributors
Adam Negri, Vanessa Aciro Apria, Katarina Malone, and Lauren Ruhrold (interviewers)
