Health Alerts For Women

Abortion Access Hackathon & Women’s Health Specialists in Time Magazine

March 6, 2017 | 0 Comments

Women’s Health Specialists Social Media Coordinator Shireen Dada Whitaker speaks about the San Francisco Abortion Access Hackathon in this Time Magazine article! WHS and California National Organization for Women put […] Read More

Abortion Restrictions Negatively Impact The Most Vulnerable People In The United States The Most, Shows Yet Another Study, & It’s Proof Of How Much Safe, Legal Abortion Access Is Needed

March 2, 2017 | 0 Comments

This Bustle article details new findings from National Network of Abortion Funds that demonstrate a not-so-new problem: “Three demographics of women in particular are disproportionately impacted by how difficult it […] Read More

Women’s Health Specialists February 2017 Newsletter

February 24, 2017 | 0 Comments

The organization-wide WHS February Newsletter is here! Sign-up to our e-mail list (bottom of this page) to get them directly to your inbox!

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Save the Date: National Abortion Access Bowl-a-thons!

February 24, 2017 | 0 Comments

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The National Network of Abortion Funds Bowl-a-thon is here! Every April, we bowl to strike down barriers for abortion by raising money […] Read More

San Francisco Abortion Access Hackathon

February 23, 2017 | 0 Comments

You might remember All Access: Sacramento, which was the first ever Abortion Access Hackathon! Women’s Health Specialists is partnering with a group of tech experts who double as independent abortion […] Read More

Huffington Post: “A Quick Guide To Supporting Abortion Providers That Need It Most”

February 13, 2017 | 0 Comments

Check out the article “A Quick Guide to Supporting Abortion Providers That Need It Most” by Jenavieve Hatch of the Huffington Post, which has helpful info and a comprehensive list […] Read More

WHS Executive Director Shauna Heckert’s Speech at the Sacramento Women’s March

February 10, 2017 | 0 Comments

Check out the video of Executive Director Shauna Heckert’s speech at the Sacramento Women’s March, an official sister march to the January 21st Women’s March on Washington.

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Women’s Rights Are Human Rights and the Women’s March on Washington, Loretta Ross, Rewire, Jan 19, 2017

January 20, 2017 | 0 Comments

https://rewire.news/article/2017/01/19/womens-rights-human-rights-womens-march-washington/

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2017 Celebrate Choice Sponsors

January 18, 2017 | 0 Comments

Thank you so much to our sponsors for all the Women’s Health Specialists Celebrate Choice benefits! Protect Roe Margo Fowkes, OnTarget Consulting, Inc. Terri OConnor Speculums for All 530 Collective […] Read More

Women’s Marches on January 21st

January 17, 2017 | 1 Comment

  Executive Director Shauna Heckert will be speaking at the Women’s March in Sacramento on the West Steps of the state Capitol, this Saturday, at the rally around 2pm. WHS will […] Read More

Women’s Health Specialists on Access Sacramento TV and Radio

January 12, 2017 | 0 Comments

You can hear WHS Social Media Coordinator Shireen Dada Whitaker on Access Sacramento 95.6 today at noon talking about the current political climate, how it may affect independent abortion providers […] Read More

Period Product Drive

January 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

The final count is in: Women’s Health Specialists Chico raised 1,354 period products to donate to Catalyst Domestic Violence Services and 6th St Center for Youth! The product tallies are: […] Read More

Now Hiring: STI Prevention Project in Redding

January 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Are you passionate about making a difference? Want to learn sexual health training and community outreach skills? Women’s Health Specialists Redding is recruiting participants of all genders ages 15 – […] Read More

Letter to Trump Urges Elimination of the Hyde Amendment

December 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

“The letter calls on President-elect Trump to end decades of healthcare discrimination and adopt reproductive healthcare policies based in dignity and respect for women. The letter notes, ‘For too long, […] Read More

Abortion Is Found to Have Little Effect on Women’s Mental Health – New York Times

December 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

We listen to women in all aspects and with a range of experiences regarding their abortion–without an agenda. However, it has long been known in the medical community and abortion […] Read More

December Newsletter

December 15, 2016 | 0 Comments

The Women’s Health Specialists December Newsletter is here! It includes recent and upcoming events plus a digital copy of our 2015-2016 Annual Report!

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Save the Date – Celebration of Choice

December 6, 2016 | 0 Comments

We are invite you to Celebrate Choice with Women’s Health Specialists, in honor of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision protecting our right to choose. Visit the links below […] Read More

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Statement on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Decision to Not Grant Easement

December 6, 2016 | 0 Comments

“The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and all of Indian Country will be forever grateful to the Obama Administration for this historic decision. We want to thank everyone who played a […] Read More

Tell President Obama: Declare Standing Rock a national monument. #NoDAPL

December 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

Tell President Obama: Declare Standing Rock a national monument, and stop the Dakota Access pipeline. Sign the petition here!

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SisterSong Stands in Solidarity with Standing Rock

December 2, 2016 | 0 Comments

“As the national women of color Reproductive Justice collective, SisterSong holds a deep commitment to intersectionality and recognition that we do not live single – issue lives. We embrace a […] Read More