Reproductive Justice is Black History
In 1994, Black women coined the term “reproductive justice” as a way to fold their lived experiences and intersections of identity into a framework for justice, not just abortion access. ...
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March 9, 2018 | By Kaitlyn Merrels, Student Leader
Good Medicine for All: Learning About Treating Transgender Youth in Alabama
When people hear “Alabama,” obesity, poverty, extremist religious views, Roy Moore, and STI’s may come to mind. Not exactly positive things. While my home state doesn’t necessarily represent equality, choice, …
February 22, 2018 | By Maya Nojechowicz
Testifying Against Anti-Choice Legislation as a Medical Student
Parvaneh (“Pari”) Nouri, an MD/MPH candidate at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, has testified three times against anti-abortion bills in the Republican controlled Ohio state legislature, and she’s …
February 7, 2018 | By Isabel Beshar, Student Leader
The Promise of SB320: How California Could Revolutionize College Students’ Access to Reproductive Services
On January 9th, during a hearing of the Education Committee for California’s State Senate, over 60 college and medical students – including myself and other members from Medical Students for …
January 10, 2018 | By Jessica Grossman, MD, Medicines360 CEO
Collaborating with MSFC and Alumni to Expand LARC Access
I’ve been an advocate for women’s health and choice for more than 20 years. In my role as CEO of Medicines360, a global non-profit women’s health pharmaceutical company, I’ve had …
November 8, 2017 | By AnnaMaria Maples
Curriculum Reform at Univ. of Missouri – Kansas City
Missouri has never been known for being progressive, but I did not know quite the extent of it until I began preparing for residency. I am a sixth year medical …
October 23, 2017 | By Mireya Paz Taboada
A First Step in Physician Advocacy
Mireya Paz Taboada, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine I don’t think being pro-choice was ever a conscious decision that I made – it is just what makes sense to …
October 4, 2017 | By Armide Storey
Advocacy Training and Medical Education: The CoFP
As a medical student, it is easy to get bogged down in the every day. And it is easy, sometimes, to forget why I chose to become a doctor. For …
September 28, 2017 | By Frank, Sweetness and Yasson, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University
Our Experience with the Reproductive Health Externship in Accra, Ghana
Sexual and reproductive health is a disputed topic in Africa due to cultural diversity and religion. Before embarking on this externship the three of us, Frank Kiwango, Sweetness Laizer, and …
September 1, 2017 | By Alana Cartens
Abortion: When Politics Meets Practice
For most of my life I have danced around the sidelines of the reproductive justice movement, always supporting, but more actively involved in work around racial justice and international human …