About Equality Health Center

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We are a dedicated group of humans who are proud to provide community-based, inclusive healthcare for every person with every story.

We envision a world in which everyone has freedom to make informed decisions regarding all aspects of their healthcare.

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Mission

We provide compassionate, affirming care that empowers individuals to honor their physical autonomy while building community through inclusive education and advocacy for equal human rights.

Core Values

We are guided by integrity and a whole-person approach to kind, compassionate, and evidence-based care.

We meet every person with empathy and respect—affirming their identity, background, and lived experience.

We believe informed communities are empowered, resilient communities.

We work to reduce barriers to care whenever and wherever possible.

We boldly defend reproductive freedom and human rights, ensuring everyone’s voice, choice, and autonomy are respected.

We champion self-determination, bodily autonomy, and equality for all people.

Some History

1973

Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision made abortion a federally protected right

1974

As New Hampshire’s first independent abortion provider, we opened our doors under the name NH Women’s Health Services

Five people posing on the steps in front of a house entrance with 'Thirty Eight' written on the left pillar, black and white photo with sepia tone.

1977

We changed our clinic’s name to Concord Feminist Health Center

1980

Our sister clinic opened in Portsmouth, now the Lovering Health Center

1989

Arson attack on our building

Newspaper front page with headline about suspicious fire at women's health center; photo shows firefighters extinguishing flames inside a building.

2000

Second arson attack

2016

We expanded services to include LGBTQ-specific care and Behavioral Health, then changed our name to Equality Health Center

White two-story building housing BHC Equality Health Center with a rainbow pride flag displayed near the entrance.

2021

The loss of NH Family Planning funding due to Executive Council votes

2021

Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health revokes the federally protected right to abortion

2024

We celebrated 50 years of providing empowering care to our community

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Teaching is central to our work.

Training the next generation of inclusive providers who value both gender and parenthood self-determination is a critical part of ensuring access to critical, often life-saving healthcare for the future. We welcome clinical learners from these valued partners.

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