Reproductive Freedom for All Panel

Grateful to join some amazing women for a panel this week to address health care costs and reproductive access. I joined Congresswoman Kristen Mcdonald-Rivet, Mini Timmaraju, Shanay Watson-Whittaker, Dr. LaTressa Gordon DNP, MSN, RN, and Angana Shah for a discussion organized by Reproductive Freedom for All. @mireprofreedom

Some of my words....“As far as our leaders, I think part of the fear that a lot of my patients face is they don’t know what tomorrow’s going to bring when it comes to their health. They also don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring when it comes to their health care costs. And so, when people are afraid of healthcare costs, when people are afraid of not being able to get consistent access, that fear and stress is detrimental to their health, in general.

“But it also causes a chain reaction, and they’re giving up something in order to get their health care. They’re not getting food. They’re not getting their necessities for their families. They’re not taking care of themselves on a regular basis when they have to stress about health. And that stress is also going to negatively impact their health. So, it’s all collectively really important for people to have a comfort in knowing that they can get healthcare consistently.”

The fight for health equity and health access is a daily fight!