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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Reproductive HealthDana 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
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.)
DISABLED WOMEN ARE AT…
“high risk for unplanned pregnancies and sexually
transmitted diseases, especially disabled teenage girls”
(Fiduccia, 1996, p. 7)
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
diseasesGreater number of reproductive health
problems
ISSUE CONT…
Publicly funded family planning services are helping to narrow
these reproductive health disparities but they need funds &
support in order to sustain.
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.
Possible ways of dealing with the issue
Non-profit organizations Planned parenthood, Arbor Vitae etc.
Active mobilizationRallies, walk, fund raisers, building support,
awareness & coalition etc.
Educating the communityAbout the issue and what they can do
Advocate for policies that enable Americans to access reproductive and sexual health care, education, and information
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
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”
ARBOR VITAE
Non-profit organization that provides crisis pregnancy, free counseling and women’s health clinics.
ARBOR VITAE Ambiguous and two faced agenda
Controversial
Hidden pro-life, anti-abortion agenda that reflects in all their counseling and services.
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.
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!!!
ARBOR VITAE Informal Observation
Take Aways:Clearly having conflicting agendasTheir 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
Educating the community Many workshops,
activist, and seminars organized around the issue
ExampleParticipated in a
campus eventNative Youth Sexual
Health Network
Active Participation
Walk for Choice & Planned Parenthood Truth Tour
In Ann Arbor on Saturday, March 26th
Made posters for the event
Speaking platform for many activist Response to recently proposed budget cuts Both people who supported or opposed
Planned Parenthood attended
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:
Mobilization
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.”
SOLUTION?
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!
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.
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 mediaAnd online
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.
CASC TAKEWAYS…
We also ask you to please
vote - NO
on any legislation that targets Planned
Parenthood and women's health.
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.
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!