Name: Sonia Stomberg-Firestein

Social Justice Group: Abortion Rights and Access

Date of Fieldwork: January 26, 2022

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Diane Macias, CAPS & Patient Navigation Director at a sexual/reproductive health organization

Type of Fieldwork: Interview

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

We met with Diane Macias who is works in Patient Navigation at a sexual and reproductive health organization. She is based in Florida. In our meeting we talked about what it means to be a Patient Navigator. Her job is to get patients to an abortion clinic. This might mean lending them money for gas, food, hotel rooms, and anything else they might need.

Something I learned was how Mississippi SB 8 effects women that want abortions. This case was made to directly appose Roe v Wade. At the heart of the Mississippi SB 8 is the 2018 Mississippi law that limits abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. She explained this and so much more. This interview was very helpful and informative.