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Penn Reproductive Justice to increase activity through new educational, political initiatives
Mar 13, 2023 | By Sophia Leung in The Daily Pennsylvanian
Penn Reproductive Justice, a student organization founded by three undergraduate students in June 2022, has been increasing its presence on campus over the last several months.
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The group’s largest event thus far was a rally hosted in collaboration with Penn Medical Students for Choice and The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s If/When/How chapter in October 2022. The rally had over 350 attendees and featured speeches from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro — who was the Democratic nominee for the governorship at the time — and several medical students and faculty.
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