Name: Gabriella Friedman

Social Justice Group: 2023-2024, Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Care

Date of Fieldwork: February 14, 2024

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):Planned Parenthood, Beth Sousa

Type of Fieldwork: [69]

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

For this interview, we spoke to Beth Sousa, the senior policy and strategy advisor at Planned Parenthood. This organization’s main goal is to ensure all people have access to the care and resources they need to make informed decisions about their own bodies. Planned Parenthood advocates for women’s rights by providing funding, making ballot measures, and getting more people to vote. During our interview, Sousa explained how our democracy plays a huge role on the topic of abortion rights. “A lot of it is about our democracy right now. Ballots are important tools,” she said. “There’s a lot to do… making sure everyone votes.” When people fill out these ballot measures, it gives them a say on crucial issues and how we can solve them. These are very important because they give citizens a chance to advocate for their rights and justices.