Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, reproductive justice and its long-term consequences are hotly debated issues. On Monday, March 25, the Princeton community gathered to hear academic, legal, medical, and policy leaders discuss fundamental health care challenges in the post-post era.dobbs world.
Heather Howard, professor of practice and co-director of the Global Health Program in the Center for Health and Human Services, moderated the panel, which included Elizabeth Armstrong MPA ’93, associate professor of sociology and public affairs; was also included. Farah Diaz Tero, If/When/How Senior Counsel and Legal Director. Rebecca Gomperts MPP ’11, founder and director of Women on Waves and Women on Web. Clark Wheeler MPA ’21 is a senior policy analyst on reproductive rights and health at the National Women’s Law Center.
The panelists will create a more comprehensive and sustained movement that champions the right of individuals to choose whether and when to have children in an environment where health care systems and social structures reinforce true reproductive freedom. found common ground in their calls for sustained advocacy.
“[Your] Rights begin in the heart,” Gompertz said.
According to Armstrong, one of the many achievements of the postwar period was dobbs This decision “hollowed out” the reproductive justice movement, which focuses squarely on abortion. Wheeler went on to say that reproductive justice advocacy is now moving from a defensive to an offensive direction, “making it very clear.” egg Not enough. ”
The panel was hosted by the Gender and Policy Network, a graduate student organization at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs that focuses on promoting engagement with gender-related issues in the curriculum and community.
