Reproductive freedom and body autonomy are important to me both personally and professionally. As someone who's had an abortion and is a parent, I understand what it meant for me to make those decisions and I wish that I'd had access to more supportive care during those times. I want to ensure that you have care during these times.

Our body autonomy is intricately linked to our agency (our ability to make choices about our lives without undue influence - or rather with the influence of our own values, needs, hopes, dreams, etc). I care deeply about protecting people's agency and as a social worker, it's part of our ethical mandate- we cannot exercise our agency without body autonomy. It's so important to me that I started my social work career at NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon and still volunteer there and at Planned Parenthood when I can.

Reproductive freedom is also tied to other forms of liberation- freedom from racism, sexism and the ills of capitalism are not feasible without reproductive freedom. I work with all of my clients to see the relationship between these issues and welcome more opportunities to learn.