New BSACP Webinar on ‘Creating Trans-Inclusive Abortion Care: Identifying and Mitigating Barriers’ on Thursday 4 June 2020 – Register Today!

17 February 2020

‘Creating Trans-Inclusive Abortion Care: Identifying and Mitigating Barriers- – Thursday 4 June 2020 at 6.30–7.30pm

A.J. Lowik, PhD Candidate, Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia

Many trans people will need access to abortion care at some point in their lives. This presentation will explore why trans people need abortion services, identify some of the informational and institutional barriers that they face in abortion care settings, and discuss strategies for mitigating those barriers. This presentation will provide a comprehensive view of the obstacles that trans people negotiate in pursuit of safe, welcoming and competent abortion care, rather than focusing solely on clinical questions and concerns. From the way in which services are described on websites and pamphlets, to booking procedures, security protocols and intake forms, from issues of privacy and confidentiality, to making appropriate referrals, this presentation will consider how abortion care is delivered from beginning to end and explore how providers can better serve their trans clients.

A.J. Lowik is a PhD Candidate with the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia, where their research is focused on all facets of trans people’s reproductive lives, health and decision-making. A.J. has been working in the area of trans-inclusive reproductive justice for over a decade, having written their Masters thesis on the barriers that trans people experience in abortion settings. They wrote a manual for abortion care providers on how to operationalise trans-inclusion, which they use as a teaching tool when they conduct training sessions with providers across Canada and the USA. They are also a freelance trans-inclusion consultant, working with everyone from high school students to yoga studio owners. (www.ajlowik.com)

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