EVENT DETAILS:
Please join Harvard Chan's Women, Gender & Health Interdisciplinary Concentration (WGH) in welcoming guest speakers Dr. Elizabeth Janiak, ScD, and Brianna Keefe - Oates, MPH, on self-managed abortion in a post-Roe context.
In June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the Roe v Wade precedent that protected a limited legal right to abortion in the United States for 49 years. This seismic shift in reproductive rights will severely exacerbate existing reproductive health inequities according to race/ethnicity, geography, and age. Self-managed abortion--abortion outside the formal medical system--is one strategy to promote reproductive autonomy in a post-Roe context. We will discuss what SMA is, how it has worked in other legally restricted environments, and what the evidence shows regarding safety, quality, and acceptability of different models.
The event is scheduled for Monday, September 12 in-person (FXB G-13).
Please note: while seating is limited (first come first serve basis), dinner options will be available for all in-person attendees.
This event is hosted by WGH at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is open to the public. All are welcome!
