Patty Skuster, JD, MPP, is Senior Policy Advisor at Ipas, where she supports legal reform efforts, advocacy capacity building and the promotion of women’s human rights, with a focus on Africa and the U.S. Ipas is an international reproductive rights organization that works to end deaths and injuries from unsafe abortion.
Susan Schewel, MSN, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Women's Medical Fund, an abortion access fund in Philadelphia, PA. She is also the Administrative Vice Chair of the Board of the National Women's Health Network and a member of the Board of Health of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health.
Around the world — even here in Pennsylvania — women face obstacles to legitimate medical care, including preventive services like contraception, prenatal care and safe abortion care. However, such obstacles — legal and financial barriers, social stigma or language barriers — do not affect all women equally.
