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Medical students rally to support reproductive rights
Oct 07, 2022 | By Susan E.W. Spencer in UMass Chan Medical School News
UMass Chan Medical School students came together Thursday, Oct. 6, to advocate with medical students nationwide for safe, legal, accessible abortion; gender-affirming care; comprehensive access to sex education and contraception; affordable health insurance and other reproductive justice issues.
The rally, which was held on the campus green at UMass Chan in Worcester, was part of the National Day of Student Action for Reproductive Justice, spearheaded by the national Graduate Student Action Network.
Second-year T.H. Chan School of Medicine students Jennifer Marino, Micaela Tobin and Hope Koene, co-leaders of UMass Chan student organization, Medical Students for Choice, organized the local event.
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