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Planned Parenthood will celebrate a grand opening on Sunday of its new regional health center at
3727 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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P la n n e d P a re n th o o d p lan s to
o ffic ia lly o p en the d o o rs S u n d a y
to its n ew h ealth c lin ic on N o rth
east M artin L u th er K ing Jr. B o u le
vard.
Liz D elapoer, spokesperson for
organization ’s C olum bia W i I lamette
chapter, said the new facility will
m eet a grow ing dem and for fam ily
planning and w o m e n ’s healthcare
services.
P la n n e d P a re n th o o d had c lin
ics on N o rth e a st F re m o n t S tree t
an d 15th A v e n u e an d S o u th e a st
P o w ell B o u le v ard an d 5 0 th A v
en u e, b u t w as g e ttin g m a x ed ou t
on sp a c e , she said . T he n ew c lin ic
w in HUU5C oom a u m m is ira u v e
o ffic e s an d c lin ic a l se rv ic e s, in
c l u d i n g a b o r t i o n w h ic h h a s
cau sed re g u la r p ro tests from a b o r
tio n o p p o n e n ts.
D elapoer ex plained that there
w ere only so m any locations they
could build a new clinic, and the
M artin L uther K ing B oulevard site
m ade sense because it is centrally
located in N ortheast P ortland and is
on the No. 6 bus line.
But not everyone is com fortable
w ith w here the clinic is situated.
The Portland C om m unity M us
lim Center, right next door, isn’t keen
on having a clinic that offers ab o r
tions in such close vicinity.
In December, M uham m ad Najieb,
the im am o f the center, told the P ort
land O b serv er that he felt like the
p iu jc v i w a s lau ro a u eo m rougn tv
the Portland D evelopm ent C om m is
sion w hich helped finance the con
stru ctio n .
N ajieb said he abortion issue was
a big reason the cen ter w as p lan
ning on m oving and con stru cting a
new m osque on N orth V ancouver in
the H um boldt N eighborhood.
O nly 5 percent o f all services
offered by Planned Parenthood are
abortions, said D elapoer. The org a
nization offers co ntraception, H PV
vaccinations, breast and cervical
cancer exam inations, STD treatm ent
and prevention, and counseling, she
explained.
M any o f P lanned P aren thood
c 1 ients are low -incom e who are grate
ful for the inexpensive o r free ser
vices, added D elapoer.
Crime Fund Shorts Victims
R ebekah B elle
T he P ortland O bserver
by
O regon is behind in co m p en sat
ing victim s o f crim es.
In 1977, the O re g o n C rim e s
V ic tim ’s C om pensation Program
w as enacted as a w ay to ease the
financial losses o f victim s o f violent
crimes.
In an audit recently released by
the O regon A udits D ivision, it found
that in m any instances restitution is
not being provided because d istrict
attorneys lack the resources to fully
investigate victim Josses.
B ecause the state D epartm ent o f
Ju stice, w hich o v ersees v ic tim s ’
rights, also has reduced v ic tim ’s
rights services due to budgetary
if at all. V isiting p sy ch o lo g ists,
physical therapy specialists, and
doctors is not cheap.
A c o p y o f O re g o n 's c rim e v ic
tim c o m p e n sa tio n c laim a p p lic a
tio n can be o b ta in e d o n lin e at
reasons, victim s are often left u n i
form ed and up against unknow n
o b stac le s.
o re g o n c rim e v ic tim srig h ts .o rg o r
Studies show that the longer a by calling 503-378-5348 o r by w rit
person w aits to get financial help or ing C rim e V ictim s' C o m p e n sa tio n
treatm ent for their injuries, the cost P ro g ra m , D e p a rtm e n t o f J u stic e ,
d ram atically increases.
1162 Court St. NE, Salem, O R 97301.
T he victim ization d o e sn ’t stop A n a p p lic a tio n can a lso b e o b
w hen the actual crim e is over. It m ay ta in e d fro m y o u r lo cal D istric t
take years for the person to recover A tto rn e y 's V ictim A ssista n c e P ro
m entally or financially from the crime gram