Students launch Planned Parenthood-affiliated group
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the launch of Advocates for Reproductive and Sexual Health, a new student group.
- The News-Letter reported that sophomore Melanie Alfonzo founded ARSH to promote reproductive advocacy and sexual health education at Hopkins and in Baltimore.
- The paper reported that Alfonzo said ARSH is a Planned Parenthood Generation Action group, will work with the local Planned Parenthood chapter and covers areas that other Hopkins groups do not.
- The article adds that ARSH plans to improve campus education, canvass low-income Baltimore neighborhoods and connect residents with Planned Parenthood; Alfonzo said she avoided using Planned Parenthood in the group’s name to attract more students.
- The reporter writes that Elizabeth Brunke-Turner raised concerns about Planned Parenthood and said her group wanted abortion information from both sides presented on campus.
- According to the article, Chanel Lee, Mariama Morray and Deeya Bhattacharya supported the group’s focus on sexual and reproductive health, education, consent and students’ different experiences.
- The News-Letter reported that Alfonzo said ARSH had not been registered under the SGA because of a moratorium on new groups, while the SGA had reopened applications in February.