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Yale medical students rally for abortion rights on 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade

Jan 25, 2022 | By Veronica Lee in Yale News
This article was originally published in Yale News on January 25, 2022. You can access the original article here: yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/01/25/yale-medical-students-rally-for-abortion-rights-on-49th-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade

The Yale chapter of the Medical Students for Choice organization rallied Saturday in support of the protection of reproductive care, as the Supreme Court seems poised to dismantle Roe v. Wade nearly a half-century after it was first decided.

On Jan. 22, the 49th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, first-year medical students and co-leaders of Medical Students for Choice Siddhi Nadkarni MED ’25 and Kate Callahan MED ’25 gathered fellow organizers, students and faculty members on the green outside of Cafe Med to call for the provision of reproductive care. Medical Students for Choice, a national organization, has chapters at medical schools across the country and seeks to raise awareness about abortion and reproductive healthcare.

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