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Alexis (she/her) — Why Does Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Matter To Me?

I am a 25-year-old woman who attended public school in New York. I pursued my college and law degrees in New York and have since embarked…

3 min readJan 11, 2024

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Alexis (she/her) — Why Does Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Matter To Me?

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Definitely Learned Something

At my all-boys private middle school, sex ed was a joke. At my co-ed high school, an honest effort was made to make the class…

1 min readNov 16, 2023

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Definitely Learned Something

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What is Contraception?

The teacher’s voice boomed,

1 min readNov 9, 2023

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What is Contraception?

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Birth Control Blues

Growing up I went to a French American school, and we didn’t even have a teacher specifically for sex ed. The role would be thoughtlessly…

2 min readNov 2, 2023

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Birth Control Blues

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The Only Way

1 min readOct 27, 2023

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The Only Way

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My Sex Education Wasn’t Good Enough

When I was in high school, it was known among my peers that the students from the neighboring district (our “rivals”) were “dirty”, and…

1 min readOct 19, 2023

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My Sex Education Wasn’t Good Enough

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The Many Styles of Storytelling

When talking about storytelling, it is usually described as something that can only be done in long form. This is not the case!

2 min readOct 12, 2023

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The Many Styles of Storytelling

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Katelyn Batson (she/her) — Biased Education

I lived in northern Westchester for public middle and high school. I learned more about contraceptive methods when visiting the…

2 min readJul 27, 2023

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Katelyn Batson (she/her) — Biased Education

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Anonymous — Patient Greeting

My Story: Patient Greeting

4 min readJun 15, 2023

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Anonymous — Patient Greeting

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Anna (she/her) — “When the PowerPoint Doesn’t Include You: The Harms of Heteronormative Sex Ed”

I came out to my mom as Queer in October of 2021, two days after National Coming Out Day, and a month into my sophomore year of high…

3 min readJun 1, 2023

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Anna (she/her) — “When the PowerPoint Doesn’t Include You: The Harms of Heteronormative Sex Ed”

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Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic

Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic

Stories have the power to change lives. With each story we uplift, we aim to highlight why access to sexual and reproductive health care is essential.

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