Your monthly recap of the news you need to know 
in the fight to protect reproductive health care. 
 

WATCH: Dr. April Lockley Shares Her Experience in a COVID Vaccine Trial

Fellow Dr. April Lockley appeared on MSNBC Live to share her experience in a COVID vaccine trial and discuss the racist history of experimentation on Black people in medical research often without their consent. 

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The Hyde Amendment Is Classist and Racist and Needs to Go

“Health care is a human right and every person has the right to have access to the same services,” is what President and CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt said in her Dec. 8 testimony to Congress in support of ending the Hyde Amendment. Her remarks were quoted in this Courier piece. 

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LISTEN: A Conversation About Abortion and Storytelling

Earlier this month, we gathered for a virtual discussion of Fellow Dr. Meera Shah’s extraordinary book, You’re the Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion. Special thanks to Dr. Shah and abortion storyteller Crystal Good, who spoke about the impact and realities of sharing personal stories about providing abortions and having abortions.

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Meet Our Advocates: Dr. Stephanie Chen

Get to know Dr. Stephanie Chen from the Leadership Training Academy Class of 2021. Dr. Chen is an ob/gyn in Pennsylvania and believes reproductive health advocacy matters because "You never know whose opinion you could sway or who might join you in advocacy work after a simple conversation."

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