40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

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January 22, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade the U.S. Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion.  As it stands now, women seeking abortion care must walk through crowds of protestors; abortion providers fear for their safety; states are passing laws to make women seeking abortions go through waiting periods, obtain parental or judicial permission, or view photos of aborted fetuses; politicians vote against women's reproductive rights. 

For a list of Roe v Wade events in the U.S. see Women's Health in Women's Hands latest email.  Please let us know any and all plans to commemorate this anniversary - we will include your event in this blog. Send an email - whwh@womenshealthinwomenshands.org - with the location, time, place, event, sponsor and a separate link.  Info will be added as time allows.

"Roe v. Wade Anniversary, Birth Story Film, and Volunteer Midwife in Senegal" 

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Volunteer Midwife in Senegal

Steph Mosscrop 

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Steph Mosscrop is a student midwife in Maine. Steph is planning a volunteer trip to Senegal, West Africa. Steph tells us: "...this is a midwifery exchange program where students are taught, get to travel and is not a philanthropic trip. I am going there to learn from a group of midwives in an established clinic. While my tuition does help keep the clinic running and buy some medical supplies, it is a business model and is a source of income for the clinic. I will be paying the teaching midwives the same stipend that would be owed in any other setting..."

Staph is asking for your financial contribution. Steph will spend one month, February 15th through March 15th, volunteering at a Birth Clinic.

To Donate: gofundme.com/1oqwvk