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Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health. Dana Grimm, Nader Hakim, Briana Smith, Maria Majeed, Debra Williams, Jenny Clement, Hayley Mandell, Ashley Kryscynski. accessibility of reproductive health services to all women, with a focus on low-income women and women with disabilities.

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Reproductive Health

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  1. Reproductive Health Dana Grimm, Nader Hakim, Briana Smith, Maria Majeed, Debra Williams, Jenny Clement, Hayley Mandell, Ashley Kryscynski

  2. accessibility of reproductive health services to allwomen, with a focus on low-income women and women with disabilities

  3. WITHOUT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES,PROPER EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES : “estimated 1.3 million additional unplanned pregnancies annually, of which … 61% would involve women with a household income below 200% of the federal poverty level” (Forrest & Samara, 1996, p. 1.)

  4. DISABLED WOMEN ARE AT… “high risk for unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, especially disabled teenage girls” (Fiduccia, 1996, p. 7)

  5. ISSUEWomen with low socioeconomic standing and disabilities… • Have minimal access to reproductive health services.   • Lack of service contributes to: • Greater levels of unplanned pregnancy. • Greater number of abortions. • Greater number of sexually transmitted diseases • Greater number of reproductive health problems

  6. ISSUE CONT… Publicly funded family planning services are helping to narrow these reproductive health disparities but they need funds & support in order to sustain.

  7. ISSUE CONT… • And a lot more needs to be done … • In order to ensure these women have proper education, • Have access to birth control • And have access to specialized services in the case that they do become pregnant.

  8. Possible ways of dealing with the issue • Non-profit organizations • Planned parenthood, Arbor Vitae etc. • Active mobilization • Rallies, walk, fund raisers, building support, awareness & coalition etc. • Educating the community • About the issue and what they can do

  9. Advocate for policies that enable Americans to access reproductive and sexual health care, education, and information

  10. I - INTERVIEW – Lindsay Maas of Planned Parenthood • 90 year old grassroots movement that provides reproductive health services, education, and advocacy • Pro-Choice organization that defends a woman’s right to choose and teenagers’ access to sexual education • Provides family planning services to ANYONE • 75% of patients are 150% below the poverty-line • 1 in 5 women use Planned Parenthood in their lifetime

  11. I - INTERVIEW – Lindsay Maas of Planned Parenthood • Strong effort to serve the underserved communities • Current attempts to cut Title X Funding • Leaves 90,000 people just in Michigan without services • Every $1 spent in family planning services saves $6.37 in Medicaid, prenatal services, and the first year of a baby’s life “We’re not firemen and we’re not surgeons, but we save lives…and that keeps me going”

  12. ARBOR VITAE Non-profit organization that provides crisis pregnancy, free counseling and women’s health clinics.

  13. ARBOR VITAE • Ambiguous and two faced agenda • Controversial • Hidden pro-life, anti-abortion agenda that reflects in all their counseling and services.

  14. INTERVIEW STRATEGY: • In order to get to the reality of the matter, we decided to conduct a two –part interview • Part 1: Formal Interview with a representative from the organization that can clear their position. • Part 2: Experiential/Observation – going in as their client and gather information about their treatment, counseling, services and overall environment.

  15. OUTCOMES OF INTERVIEW 1: • We contacted them several times • They were uninterested, busy and were not open and welcomed our coming in for an interview. • Finally after giving us a date and providing us with no time – they cancelled the appointment! • REASON: They were not allowed to give an interview and needed a permission from their supervisor!!!

  16. ARBOR VITAE • Informal Observation • Take Aways: • Clearly having conflicting agendas • Their agenda is clearly towards abstinence and prevention • With a lure of it is all about being safe • And it seems crucial for them to help you towards that end

  17. Educating the community • Many workshops, activist, and seminars organized around the issue • Example • Participated in a campus event • Native Youth Sexual Health Network

  18. Active Participation • Walk for Choice & Planned Parenthood Truth Tour • In Ann Arbor on Saturday, March 26th • Made posters for the event

  19. Speaking platform for many activist • Response to recently proposed budget cuts • Both people who supported or opposed Planned Parenthood attended

  20. Mobilization • We created a short film about both the issue and the walk • Here is the part where the film captures the walk and our participation: • Link:

  21. III - Interview with Gabrielle Butterfield • Executive board member of Students for Choice • Expand reproductive choices of women on campus and in the U.S. • Organize campus events and collaborate with Planned Parenthood • Participated in the Walk “It is ridiculous to me all of the legal, physical, emotional, financial and mental barriers that women face just in order to be in control of their own bodies.”

  22. SOLUTION?

  23. SOLUTION… Although local election results were positive, including a gain of 2 pro-choice seats in the state Senate (moving the dial from 27 to 29,) We still have our work cut out for us!

  24. SOLUTION… • The state House retained a slim majority of at least 81 pro-choice legislators (down from a previous count of 95.) • The Continuing Resolution passed by the House is extremely dangerous. • It would deny millions of American women access to: • Birth control, • Cancer screenings, • HIV tests, • And other lifesaving care — and that's unacceptable.

  25. CASC TAKEWAYS… • BUT …With your help, we WILL/CAN stay vigilant about protecting the political climate for sexual health in the Commonwealth. • By keeping this issue alive and active: • On campuses • In statehouses and courts • In community settings • In the media • And online

  26. CACS TAKEWAYS… • We are asking you to: • Stand with and support organizations like Planned Parenthood health centers and strongly support the much needed, essential, primary and preventive health services they provide to thousands of women, men, and teens every day.  

  27. CASC TAKEWAYS… We also ask you to please vote - NO on any legislation that targets Planned Parenthood and women's health.

  28. Something to think about… • Families are the root of any community • Therefore • Providing public aid in the form of family planning services • And working to better understand how reproductive health services may need to be altered for those with disabilities and low SES is crucial for healthy sustainability of many communities.

  29. FINAL TAKEAWAY! Fostering health and well-being of families ensures healthy, sustainable communities & reproductive rights & reproductive health goes hand in hand in building healthy & strong communities! Promotion of reproductive justice is therefore crucial to the building of healthy families – in order to build a strong community!

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