Empowering Clinicians and Expanding Access: Overcoming Barriers in Reproductive Healthcare

In this episode, host Heather Maurer, MA, CAE, chats with Radia Muqaddam, JD, senior staff attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Julie Jenkins, DNP, WHNP-BC, Clinicians In Abortion Care (CIAC) strategist and training program manager at the National Abortion Federation. They delve into the importance of empowering advanced practice clinicians, addressing systemic barriers, and advocating for constitutional protections to enhance access to reproductive healthcare, especially for marginalized communities. The discussion covers the legal challenges to abortion restrictions in the U.S. and their impact on clinical practice and patient care, emphasizing the ongoing need for advocacy to safeguard healthcare access.