Panel discussion analyzes the future of reproductive health in the U.S.
Experts in law, medicine, and women's health participate in a panel discussion on reproductive health at the U of I Springfield campus on September 17. Randy Eccles/NPR Illinois
One of the major issues in this year’s presidential election is reproductive health, which includes abortion, birth control, and IVF access.
As part of the Undebate series, which is organized by the the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois, today’s program was taken from a panel discussion on reproductive health, whch was held last week on the U of I Springfield campus.
The panel includes experts on women's health, medicine, and law.
GUESTS
Sean Crawford
News Director, WUIS-FM — NPR Illinois
Robin Fretwell Wilson
Mildred Van Voorhis Jones Chair in Law, University of Illinois College of Law
Careyana Brenham, MD
Professor, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Office of Graduate Medical Education J. Ricardo Loret de Mola, MD
Chair and Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SIU School of Medicine
Director of the SIU Fertility and IVF Center
Medical Director of St. John's Hospital Women’s Services
Sara Jane Peal
Law student, Member of Exceptions and Misconceptions Research Team
University of Illinois College of Law