Deeply troubled by Music Hall cancelling 'Cheers for Choice' event

Oct. 12 − To the Editor:

As a retired nurse who worked in Labor and Delivery, I am deeply troubled by The Music Hall’s recent decision to cancel Lovering Health Center’s rental of the Historic Theater just six days before its annual fundraiser and the showing of No One Asked You, a documentary about abortion and the fight against stigma.

Lovering Health Center, our region’s independent reproductive healthcare provider, had worked with The Music Hall for months to plan its annual “Cheers for Choice” event. After learning of an anti-abortion activist’s plan for a peaceful protest, Lovering responsibly notified the Portsmouth Police, volunteer peacekeepers, and the event company. The Music Hall responded − not with co

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