Emily Sheldon
Emily Sheldon, 22, is completing her senior year at the University of the Pacific where she double-majors in Political Science and Gender Studies. She competes for the Pacific Speech and Debate Society, traveling both nationally and internationally to discuss current events. Emily has an extensive background in the field of reproductive health, including former positions with both Women’s Health Specialists and Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. Her current area of interest is reproductive health clinical trial ethics, with an emphasis on microbicide clinical trials. Emily hopes to someday run a major, advocacy-based non profit organization, preferably in the area of sexual and reproductive health.
What is feminism?
Feminism is the belief that all individuals are inherently equal and should have equal opportunity despite sex and/or gender.
What is choice?
Being pro-choice means individuals should have the opportunity to choose parenting, adoption, or abortion. Truly being pro-choice means advocating for low to no cost prenatal and postnatal care, and gay adoption rights, alongside advocacy for abortion procedures. Furthermore, choice is about spreading awareness and knowledge, including universal access to comprehensive sexual education that is medically accurate, age appropriate and in ones native language.
E-mail Emily: emily@feministsforchoice.com
