Name: Sonia Stomberg-Firestein

Social Justice Group: 2021-2022, Abortion Rights and Access

Date of Fieldwork: February 14, 2022

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Sexual and Reproductive Health Facility

Type of Fieldwork: Tour of Organization

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?[:: :

On Monday Libi and I took a tour of a sexual and reproductive health facility. We saw operating rooms, procedure rooms, recovery rooms, meeting rooms, and other areas. The facility was 3 floors and 2 entrances. They had a public entrance that had security and they had an employee entrance. We went after hours at 5pm to respect the privacy of patients in the facility.

When we were there we learned about what different tools and rooms are used for. The OR is used for abortions and the PR is used for pap smears, vasectomies, and other smaller procedures. After an abortion patients are usually drowsy so they go to a recovery room where they sit until their escort arrives to take them home. They also have consultation rooms upstairs where women can learn about birth control and can be educated about the procedure they are receiving. Overall, this tour was incredibly informative and was one of the best fieldworks we got to go on.