Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd present We Choose To, ft. Molly Duane

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Curtis Boyd and Glenna Halvorson-Boyd for a discussion of their newest book, — a deeply personal account of their lives in abortion care, and the staff and patients that have shaped the history of modern abortion — along with an audience Q&A and book signing!

Curtis and Glenna will be joined in conversation by Molly Duane, Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights. After the talk, Curtis and Glenna will sign copies of .

• This is a ticketed in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating
• Cost of a $5 general admission ticket can be applied towards your purchase of the featured event book or any product in our café the night of an event.
• We encourage all guests to wear masks.
• The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event, we're happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Curtis Boyd, MD, is nationally known for developing abortion procedures and standards of care. He is also recognized for his expertise in pain management and minimizing surgery risk. Furthermore, Dr. Boyd was involved in establishing the National Abortion Federation (NAF) and is a founding member of the Federation’s Board of Directors. NAF serves as a forum for abortion providers and others committed to providing quality abortion services so that they remain accessible to all women.

Glenna Halvorson-Boyd, PhD, RN, served on National Abortion Federation’s Board of directors and as NAF’s president for two years (1984-1986). She is an accomplished counselor, trainer, and consultant with a national reputation for her training of professionals in this field. Dr. Halvorson-Boyd has a PhD in Human and Organizational Development. Her previous publications include the book Dancing in Limbo: Making Sense of Life after Cancer.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

is a graduate of Princeton University, the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is currently a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, where, for the last 9 years, she has been litigating abortion rights cases in federal and state court. She has worked on cases across the country including in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Florida. Most of her work, however, has been in Texas, where she represented the Boyds’ Dallas clinic in challenges to multiple burdensome abortion regulations, as well as S.B. 8, the law that effectively banned abortion in Texas a year before Roe was overturned. She is currently litigating several cases in Texas on behalf of women denied abortions during severe obstetrical complications seeking clarity regarding the scope of the state’s medical exception to its abortion bans. At the end of last year, she argued the Zurawski v. Texas case before the Texas Supreme Court and represented Kate Cox in seeking court approval to receive an abortion.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts, 180 Orchard Street, New York, United States