But too often, the language used by abortion clinics, abortion funds, and abortion advocacy organizations don’t reflect that reality. “We’ve been the sole statewide abortion fund for 32 years, and we’ve prided ourselves on supporting folks from all backgrounds,” Sam Woodring, communications manager for the Abortion Fund of Ohio, said in an email. Hope Clinic, the independent abortion clinic where Dismer works, was known as Hope Clinic for Women until early 2023. It’s about signaling to the broader culture, to the entire country, that access to safe abortion care is for everyone. She spent six years as an abortion clinic escort in northern New Jersey and previously served on the board of the New Jersey Abortion Access Fund.