Dear reporters, journalists, editorial teams, and producers,
We are writing today with a big request: stop giving air-time to anti-abortion activists. As the undersigned over 600 providers of abortion care, people who have had abortions and will have abortions, abortion advocates, and individuals who work with the media regularly, we could not be more concerned for the safety and well-being of our communities, in part because of the misinformation, disinformation, and inflammatory threats shared and encouraged by anti-abortion activists in the media.
We know your reporting standards are to cover “both sides” of any debate. Allow us to be clear: Medicine and science are not up for debate. Health care is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. And the fact is, abortion is not in the realm of theory or belief. Abortion belongs in health care, social services, and public health reporting.
With this in mind, we are asking for a commitment from the community of media outlets reporting on abortion to keep in mind the true danger that you present when interviewing anti-abortion extremists. You are giving the opportunity for dangerous lies to spread. You are, by way of asking them questions, legitimizing their answers. You are allowing hateful, dangerous harassers to build a base that encourages protesting at clinics, stalking and harming clinic staff and abortion providers, and online and in-person abuse of people who have abortions and those who support them in getting that care.
We are concerned for our safety when we and our colleagues are quoted alongside the leaders of anti-abortion extremist groups. And given the makeup of their supporter base, the makeup of the Supreme Court, and the makeup of our state legislators, we believe we have legitimate reason for concern.
If you believe in the evidence-based reasoning of medical care, if you believe in keeping communities safe, and if you believe in centering the needs of experts of an issue, in this case people who have and provide abortions, then we ask that you interview and center the real experts of this area of medicine.
The way we talk about abortion matters. We are offering up our time and expertise to editorial boards, producers, researchers, and reporters for closed-room discussions on how to better your editorial and coverage strategies in service of communities.
Thank you,
Dr. Christina Bourne
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Kelsey Rhodes
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Dr. Maya Bass |
Dr. Cassy Friedrich
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Dr. Robin Holmes
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Dr. Rachna Gulati
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Dr. Kelly Pfeifer
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Dr. Iman Alsaden
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Dr. Rebecca Taub
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Dr. Ruth Lehman Wiens
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Dr. Dani Fincher
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Physicians for Reproductive Health
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Catalina Moreno
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Madison Gresham
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Stormi Herbison
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Alexandria Parra
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Jessica Sazama
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Victoria Lank, RN
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Sam Treat, RN |
Kailey Voellinger, MSSW
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Lucia Ulloa |
Ashley Brink |
Dr. Jody Steinauer
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Alejandra Velasco
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Abigail Lambert
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Jennifer Guerrero
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Ayla Clymer |
Dr. Quinn Jackson
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Dr. Valerie French
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Kate Cherveny, RN
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Dr. Ashley Robbins
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Dr Hilary Rainbolt
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Dr. Montida Fleming
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Flor Hunt |
Alena Chavez |
Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH)
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Rebecca Tong |
Dr. Lara Crystal-Ornelas
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Rev. Deneen Robinson
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Dr. April Lockley
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Dr. Angeline Ti |
Reesa Roberts, PA-C
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Dr. Selina Sandoval
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Dalbir Khalsa PA-C
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Rimsha Syed |
Dr. Shelly Tien |
Tampa Bay Abortion Fund
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Anna Towns |
Meagan Zampieri-Lillpopp
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Dr. Carla Burford
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Dr. Bruce Price
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Dr. Daniel Grossman
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Dr. Meera Shah
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Dr. Joey Banks
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Dr. Emily Guh |
Jacqueline Barbic
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Kodie Dossett |
Lizeth Lucio |
Dr. Lin-Fan Wang
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Kiernan Cobb, RN
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Dr Bhavik Kumar
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Dr. Aishat Olatunde
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Dr. Brian T. Nguyen
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Dr. Jennifer Chin
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Dr. Mollie Nisen
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Dr. Kate White |
Dr. Brandi Shah
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Dr. Misha Pangasa
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Dr. Sarah Green
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Dr. Rebecca Simon
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Dr. Emily Cohen
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Dr. Sapna Kalsy
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Dr. Chelsea Thibodeau
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Dr. Melissa Wong
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Dr. Jennifer Hsia
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Dr. Joe Nelson |
Dr. Mayra Hernandez
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Dr. Lisa Hofler |
Dr. Martha Simmons
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Dr. Maggie Carpenter
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Dr. Caitlin Bernard
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Dr. Hillary McLaren
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Dr. Amber Truehart
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Dr. Michael A. Belmonte
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Dr. Renee Mestad
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Dr. Bruce H. Price
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Dr. Andrea Gordon
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Dr. Dawn Bingham
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Dr. Samantha Glass
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Dr. Stephanie Ho
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Dr. Rebecca Cohen
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Dr. Zevidah Vickery
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Dr. Chelsea Faso
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Dr. Lealah Pollock
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Dr. Rebecca Miller
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Dr. Gopika Krishna
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Dr. Anna Whelan
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Dr. Emily Freeman
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Dr. Jennifer Karlin
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Dr. Shandhini Raidoo
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Dr. Marit Pearlman Shapiro
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Dr. Lindsay Dale
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Dr. Stephanie Rand
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Dr Francesca Manfredi
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Dr. Jen Flament
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Dr. Wing Kay Fok
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Dr. Rayna Sobieski
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Dr. Sarah McNeil
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Dr. Yakira Teitel
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Dr. Jessica Friedman
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Dr. Moira Rashid
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Dr. Michelle Blyth
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Dr. Michelle Nichols
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Dr. Danielle Baurer
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Abortion Fund of Ohio
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Dr Danielle O’Banion
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Dr. Jessica K. Lee
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Dr. Hannah Rosenfield
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Dr. Stephanie Mischell
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Dr. Mansi Shah
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Dr. Sarah O’Connor
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Dr. Linda Prine |
Dr. Lisa Netherland
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Dr. Sami Heywood
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Dr. Jane van Dis
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Cindy Adam, MS, FNP-C
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Dr. Suzan Goodman
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Dr. Jack Chase
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Dr. Aisha Wagner
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Dr. Kelly Thibert
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Dr. Lynette Leighton
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Dr Rebecca J Mercier
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Shireen R. Shakouri
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Dr. Alison Case
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Dr. Hoai-nam Hoang
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Dr. Payal Patel |
Dr. Smita Carroll
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Dr. Deborah Glupczynski
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Dr. David Eisenberg
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Dr. Azmina Bhayani
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Dr. Katie McHugh
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Dr. Emma Richardson
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Dr. Darcie Burton
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Dr. Tracey Wilkinson
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Dr. Jessica Beaman
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Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung
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Dr. Bich-May Nguyen
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Dr. Libby Wetterer
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Dr. Eneniziaogochukwu Okocha
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Dr. Talia Eisenstein
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Dr. Robin Wallace
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Dr. Glenna Martin
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Dr. Ashley Brant
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Dr. Caitlin Gustafson
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Dr. Jen Hastings
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Dr. Elyse Trinh |
Dr. Steven Chang
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Dr. Amy Potter |
Dr. Stacy De-Lin
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Dr. Ben Brown |
Dr. Nicole Fanarjian
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Dr. Sujatha Prabhakaran
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Dr. S. Louise Carr
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Dr. Julie Johnston
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Dr. Halley Crissman
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Dr. Ivana Thompson
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Dr. Robyn Schickler
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Dr. Leah Torres
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Dr. Kathy King |
Lily Trotta |
Kimberlynn Floren
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Helen Weems, RN, APRN
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Dr. Jenny Wang
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Dr. Liza Brecher
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Dr. Emily Barker
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Dr. Kristyn Brandi
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Dr. Jiana Menendez
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Dr. Sami Lubega
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David Wang |
Dr. Brendan Prast
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Carrie Shaw |
Dr. Alhambra Frarey
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Caroline Duble |
Society of Family Planning
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Divya Jain |
We Testify |
We Testify Storytellers
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Renee Bracey Sherman
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Sara Kirkwood, MPA
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Ariella Messing
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Online Abortion Resource Squad (OARS)
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A Woman’s Choice of Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Jacksonville
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ProgressNow New Mexico
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Birth In Color RVA Foundation
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Dr. Chelsea Daniels
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MiQuel Davies, JD, BSW
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Susan Yanow MSW
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Women Help Women/SASS
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Kwajelyn J. Jackson
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Feminist Women’s Health Center
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Dr. Kathryn McClellan
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Rev.Erika Forbes -Post Roe Power
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Erika Christensen
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Garin Marschall
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Patient Forward
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Liz Borkowski, MPH
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Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley
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Danielle Kapsalakis
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Dr. Laura Harris
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Dr. Christina Shenko
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Avow – Unapologetic Abortion Advocacy
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Dr. E Rose McAlister
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Lakeesha Harris – Lift Louisiana
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Pro Choice Missouri
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Anita Brakman, MS
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Jennifer Driver |
State Innovation Exchange (SiX)
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Fran Linkin, MPH
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Abortion Access Front
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Max Carwile |
Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri
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Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
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Dr. Ruvani Jayaweera
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Dr. Caitlin Gerdts
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Stephanie Kraft Sheley, JD, MHA
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Dr. Heidi Moseson
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German A. Ospina
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Right By You |
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
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Dr. Jamila Perritt
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Dr. Liza Fuentes
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Jasmine Thomas
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National Organization for Women
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Advocates for Youth
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Dana M. Northcraft, JD
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Louisiana NOW
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NOW Baton Rouge
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Angela Adkins |
Dr. Ashley Jeanlus
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Steph Black |
Terry Sanders |
Florida NOW Education Fund
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Dr. Mallory Koula
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Eme Crawford, Ph.D.
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Bianca Hall, DO
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Katie Quinonez, MPA
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Women’s Health Center of West Virginia
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Dr. Pratima Gupta
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Lisa Stern, NP |
Kaylen Barker, MPA
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National Institute for Reproductive Health
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Alison Kliegman, MPH
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Beverly Maldonado, CNM
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Dr. Nika Vizcarra
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Pro-Choice Advocacy League (PAL) of Polk County
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Trust Women |
I Cori Baill, MD FACOG
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Rana Barar, MPH
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Anna Bernstein, MPH
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National Birth Equity Collaborative
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National Network of Abortion Funds
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10,000 Women Louisiana
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Dr. Sheila Attaie
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Dr. Michael Walls DO MPH
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American Medical Student Association
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Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR)
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Lift Louisiana |
Fatimah Gifford
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Provide |
Elise Higgins, MA
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Shannon Zhou, Medical student
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Frontera Fund |
Gracie Nichols, CRNPplanned
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Virali Modi-Parekh
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Ipas |
Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)
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Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom
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In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda
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Dr. Nina Breakstone
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Women’s Medical Fund, Inc.
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National Women’s Law Center
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America
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Girls Inc. |
Cassandra Carver, MPA
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Dr. R Kasper |
Lyndel Sorenson, Medical Student
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Reproductive Rights Coalition (RRC)
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Dr. Ann Schutt-Aine
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Rhia Ventures |
Erika Seth Davies
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Dr. Crystal Tyler
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Lizamarie Mohammed, JD
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Healthy and Free Tennessee
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Partners in Abortion Care
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Dr. Diane Horvath
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Dr. Marcia Glass
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Center for Reproductive Rights
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Dr. Anne Marie Williams
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Women’s Foundation of Florida
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Rachel Kashy MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
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Brianna Wenande, Medical Student
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Jennifer Heitel, MPH
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Mikayla Dawson
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Laurie Woodward Garcia
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Broward for Progress
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Dr. Rachel Logan
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Dr. Laura Laursen
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Molly Rose Greenberg, RN
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Heidi Netherton RN/MSW
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URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity
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Dr. Courtney Wechsler
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Chelsea Recor MD,MPH
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Dr. Carla Castillo
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Ariel Eastburn McCormick, MA
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Dr. Debra Stulberg
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Dr. Amanda Sandles, DO
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Olivia K. Cappello
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Laura Lazar, MPH
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Ashley Mitchell, MPH, CPE
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Dr. Jamie Phifer
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Abortion On Demand
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Dr. Ashish Premkumar
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Plan C |
Adrienne Ramcharan, MPH
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National Women’s Health Network
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Allison Fine |
ACCESS Reproductive Justice
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The Womxn Project
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Abortion On Our Own Terms
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Ruth’s List Florida
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Alice Cartwright, MPH
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Dr. Amy Paris |
Ms. Debbie Deland, President FL NOW and Greater Orlando NOW
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FL National Organization for Women
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Greater Orlando National Organization for Women
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Arizona Family Health Partnership
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Pro-Choice North Carolina
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Florida Rising |
Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health
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Dr. Nancy L. Stanwood, MD, MPH
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Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity
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Bans Off Miami
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Katrina “Kat” Duesterhaus, Miami Sexual Assault Response Team
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Decrim 305 |
Dr. Terri Mitchell
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Dr. Julie Jenkins
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Dr. Sarah Prager
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Dr. Matthew Zerden
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Dr. Tyler Gray |
Dr. Justine Wu |
Dr. Katherine Brown
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Nicole Ewens PA-C
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Dr. Cresta Jones
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Dr. Colton Wasserman
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Dr. Jenny Abrams
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Dr. Dilys Walker
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Elizabeth Meade, FNP-C
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Dr. Nicole Yonke
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Dalila Aguilar, M.D.
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Kelley Dennings, MPH
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Dr. Roma Amin
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Dr. Serina Floyd
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Danna Ghafir |
Kim Elmore, PhD
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Reproaction |
Erin Matson |
Dr. Julie Blossom-Hartley
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Dr. Jared Goldberg
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Abortion Care Network
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Jacksonville NOW Chapter
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Heather Edstrom, WHNP
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Reproductive Health Access Project
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Dr. Erika Garcia
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Drs Peter and Nancy Staats
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Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida
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Kyla Swain |
Melissa Zukerman
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Dr. Nigel Madden
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Kelly Nelson |
Lee Hasselbacher, JD
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Robin Sikes, LMSW
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Keshet, LGBTQ Jews
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Dr. Mehwish Farooqi
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Whole Woman’s Health
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Whole Woman’s Health Alliance
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Hanz Dismer, LCSW, MSW, MPH, CSE
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Hope Clinic for Women
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Austin Women’s Health Center
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Amber Gavin |
Alison Dreith |
Midwest Access Coalition
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Apiary for Practical Support
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Ilana Dzuba, MHS
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Robin Watkins, CNM, WHNP-BC
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DuPont Clinic |
Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR!)
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Insight to Incite: Elder Abortion Storytellers from GRR!
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Tanya Little |
Summit Medical Associates, Atlanta
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Summit Medical Center, Detroit
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Dr. Allison Ursu
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Faith Choice Ohio
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Karishma Oza, MPH
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Laura Frye, MPH
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Blue Mountain Clinic
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Susan Wicklund Fund
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ineedanA.com |
UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
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Dr. Donna Ceglar
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Nurses for Sexual and Reprodutive Health
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If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
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Dr. Deborah Oyer
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Atlanta Women’s Center
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Hartford GYN Center
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Philadelphia Women’s Center
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Delaware County Women’s Centerx
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Cherry Hill Women’s Center
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Dr. Julia Oat-Judge
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Ash Turner |
Allentown Women’s Center
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National Asian Pacific American Women’s
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Forum (NAPAWF)
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Dr. Julie Amaon, Medical Director at Just The Pill/Abortion Delivered
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Catholics For Choice
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Pro-Choice Ohio
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Kristie Monast, MS Ed
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Joshua St. Louis, MD, MPH, AAHIVS
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Dr. Noa’a Shimoni
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Dr. Atsuko Koyama
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Dr. Catherine Romanos (Ohio)
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Pamela R. Lightsey, PhD
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Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD
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Reproductive Justice Action Collective (ReJAC)
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Dr. Debbie Bamberger
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Cindy Adam, Choix, CEO, MS, FNP-C
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Sarah H. Green |
Emily Neiman, CNM
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Dr. Anna Valdez |
Emily Kirchner, MD
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Meghan Eagen-Torkko, PhD, CNM, ARNP, FACNM
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Jessica Dillard-Wright, PhD, MA, RN, CNM
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Michelle Farber, CNM ARNP
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Bree Ferrin, RN, FNP
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Kathy Simmonds
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Jessica Burke-Lazarus, CNM ARNP
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Laura M Lara, MD
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Jillian Barovick, CNM
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Elizabeth Scott, FNP-BC
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Steph Herold, MPH
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D. Lorell Erwin CNM, FNP
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Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
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Gina Marcin CNM, APN, LAc, RH (AHG)
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Dr. Jessica Holmes
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Nicole Chaisson, MD, MPH
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Crystal Labbato DNP, APRN
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Loretta H. Winters
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Phillip L. Rice Jr., MD
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Tara Shochet, PhD MPH
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Noelle Jacobsen, DNP, CNM, APRN
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Caitlin Weber, MD
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Colleen L. Quesnell DNP, APRN, CNM
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Rachel Neal, MD
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Irene |
Gynuity Health Projects
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Hannah Matthews
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LSUHSC Medical Students for Choice
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Julie Schwam Harris
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Ghazaleh Moayedi, DO, MPH
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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change
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Marcela Smid, MD MA MS
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Melissa Chen |
kelly kirkpatrick |
Luu Ireland, MD, MPH
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Jessika Ralph, MD MSCI
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Rachel B. Rapkin, MD, MPH
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Dr. Kohar Der simonian
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Narges Farahi, MD
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Courtney Kerestes, MD
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Gender Justice |
Bailey Cannon |
Jonas Swartz, MD, MPH
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Jessica L Rubino, MD
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Cara Heuser MD
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Chavi Kahn |
Caitlin Blau, DO |
Alison Block |
Elena Galindo, MD
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Emily Schneider MD, MS, FACOG
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Mae Winchester, MD, FACOG
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Jennie Wetter |
Rathika Nimalendran
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Jaclyn Friedman |
EducateUS: SIECUS In Action
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National Council of Jewish Women
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Sumathi Narayana, MD, MSPH
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Stephanie Chen MD
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Karen Thurston, 2+ Abortions Worldwide
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Piyapa Praditpan MD
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Andrea Westby, MD
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Chelsea Souder, MPH
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Dr. Elissa T. Serapio
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Siddhartha Bajracharya MD
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Lydia Prevost MD
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M. Brett Cooper, MD, M.Ed.
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Blythe Bynum MD
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Audrey Lance, MD
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Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, MD
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Kanthi Dhaduvai, MD
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Dr. Julie Brody Magid
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Shailee Udani, DO
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Carrie Griffin DO
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Radha Raman MD
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Dr. Lynette Leighton
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National Council of Jewish Women, Essex Co., NJ Section
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Lawyering Project
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Jiana Menendez, MD, MPH
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Anuj Khattar MD |
Ruth Lesnewski |
Ginger Gillespie MD
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Susan E Rubin, MD, MPH
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Anna Kuzel, DO |
Casandra Cashman, MD, FAAFP
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Kelly Culwell |
DC Abortion Fund
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Stephanie Black |
Dr. Jennifer Conti
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Reproductive Equity Now
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Glenn Northern |
Sarah Wallett, MD MPH
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Emma Goldman Clinic
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Rhea Beddoe |
Regina Ginzburg
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Kathryn Fay, MD MSCI
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Hannah Wheelwright
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Dr Noreen Singh
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Jennifer Tang, MD, MSCR, FACOG
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Gina Martínez |
Stacey Leigh Rubin, MD MPH FACOG
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Greer Hamilton |
Olivia Perlmutt, MD MPH
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Yasmin Hashemi
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Trans Empowerment Project
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Jack Knoxville |
Brittany Jacob MD
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Dr. Julia McDonald
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Gender Justice |
UnRestrict Minnesota
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Cedar River Clinics
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Liza Pine, MD |
Dr. Natalie Gladstein
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Thia’a Rahman |
Lexi Goldstein |
William M. Leininger, MD
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Talia K. Urdanigo
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National Women’s Political Caucus
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REPRO Rising Virginia
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Aaron Afran MD |
Jesse Cole MD |
Radeeb Akhtar |
Amy Mercieca |
Alecia Fields, DO, FACOG
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Betsy Salkind |
Dorian Karp |
Elizabeth Thomason, MD MPH
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NARAL Pro-Choice America
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Mona Dalal |
Positive Women’s Network-USA
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Divya Shenoy MD MPH
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Reclaim |
Northland Family Planning Centers of MI
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Lauren H |
Dr. CeCe Cheng
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Jennifer Lesko MD MPH FACOG
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Naomi Braine |
Holistic Abortions
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Dr. Hilary Rosenstein
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American Humanist Association
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Deborah Rosenbloom
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Susan M. Seibold-Simpson, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP
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Lisa Fleischer |
Charles Loflin, UU FaithAction NJ
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Abbie DeVoe |
Taylor Rose Ellsworth
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Laura Riker |
Dr. Gabriela Aguilar
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Sarah Spurgeon |
Eboni |
Tiffani S |
Sarah Valliere |
Connie Liu |
LP |
Lexie Bushee |
Dana Caruso |
Jennifer A. Robinson, MD, MPHTM, PhD
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Erica Hinz, MD, MPH
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Nisha Verma, MD, MPH
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Ariel Franks, MD
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Alex Blakelock |
National Abortion Federation
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Emily E Young, MD
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Sara Imershein MD MPH
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Robert B Goldberg DO
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Dr. Judith Johnson
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Melanie MacLennan MD MFA MPH
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Kara E Moloney, MS, MSN, WHNP-BC
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Patricia Downey, CNM
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Sara Beth Karp MD
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Medical Students for Choice
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Hayley McMahon MSPH, CPH
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Dr Jamie Phifer, MD |
National Network of Abortion Funds
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Lesley Atwood MD |
Kala Kluender, CNM |
SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change
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Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire
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Katherine Farris, MD – CMO, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
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Marcela Josephine Trocha
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Kara Pravdo MSN, CRNP
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Cobalt |
Karol Serafin |