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FROM: WST Program RE: Hear From Experts in the Field: Reproductive Rights and Policy Changes
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2/24/2022 9:24:41 AM
To: Students, Faculty, Staff

Join us on Tuesday 3/15 from 11am to 12pm on Zoom for Reproductive Rights & Policy Changes 

Panelists Susan Frietsche and Courtney Chambers will discuss reproductive rights and access to healthcare and reproductive resources at the local, state, and federal levels. This event will offer attendees the chance to learn about recent policy changes ask questions directly to professionals working in the field. 


Susan Frietsche is a Senior Staff Attorney and the founder and director of the Western Pennsylvania Office of the Women’s Law Project, where she has worked since 1992. Prior to joining the staff of the Women’s Law Project, Frietsche was the Deputy Director of the Pennsylvania ACLU and the organization’s state lobbyist. She is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Temple University Law School. Learn more about the work of the Women’s Law Project here. 


Courtney Chambers, MPH is the Texas Advocacy Director for Whole Woman's Health Alliance and is based in Austin. Courtney is originally from Midland, Texas, and has over 15 years of experience working in sexual and reproductive health care, education, and advocacy. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Feminist Studies from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and a Master of Public Health from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. Before joining Whole Woman’s Health Alliance in 2016, she was the Regional Assistant Director at the Midwest AIDS Training Education Center, as well as a board member for Chicago Women’s Health Center. Learn more about the work of the Whole Woman’s Health Alliance here.