The Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Equity & Inclusion Committee will launch Reproductive Justice & Social Work: A Learning Community this fall to collectively deepen our knowledge about reproductive justice more broadly, as well as abortion access specifically. The School will utilize a multi-media approach to develop social work-specific expertise regarding how racism […]
This article was originally published on May 4, 2022. It was updated on June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today. Our School’s previous statement reaffirms our commitment to fight for reproductive justice: Nearly 50 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a person’s liberty to […]
The potential overturn of Roe v. Wade has far-reaching consequences on reproductive and human rights. PhD candidate Greer Hamilton will discuss these pressing issues on a panel hosted by The Women’s Fund. The panel is part of a bi-monthly discussion meeting, titled “Wait…What?!” Hamilton’s expertise in equity, racial justice, and gender give her a nuanced […]
With the growing debate around abortion, human rights activists are concerned about an overturn of Roe v. Wade, which could make abortion illegal in many states around the U.S. In an op-ed for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, alum Barbara Dobkin (MSW’67) describes how she helped her friend get an abortion when she was a student, […]