The importance of this UW faculty-established program and its plans to expand reproductive care and justice across the country
In the eight months that Roe v. Wade has no longer been a federal protector of reproductive rights, it’s even harder to imagine living in a country where there are no obstacles to access necessary reproductive services.
Abortion, much like other reproductive processes, is still incredibly taboo.
Generally, people avoid talking about reproductive care, and this has been magnified by the recent re-politicization of abortion. Educating people not only about the inner workings of abortion, but also about its overlooked history and intersectionality with race and gender, is essential to destigmatizing this practice and providing compassionate care.
In 2018, Monica McLemore, a professor in UW’s School of Nursing, launched the Abortion Care Training Incubator for Outstanding Nurse Scholars(ACTIONS) program at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). It aims to mentor pre- and post-doctoral students in nursing on the principles of reproductive justice to, as McLemore said, “provide abortion care by a workforce that is well-trained.”
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Read full article: “UW ACTIONS’ commitment to a versatile reproductive workforce” The UW Daily. https://www.dailyuw.com/opinion/uw-actions-commitment-to-a-versatile-reproductive-workforce/article_0b45caa2-be4e-11ed-90e0-4b69e04696ea.html