Hawaii bill on increased funding for family planning services
Author: Bliss Kaneshiro, MD
02/09/2007
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Statement of Bliss Kaneshiro, MD Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health OB/GYN and Family Planning Fellow To the Senate Committee on Health of the Hawaii State Senate in support of SB 1111, "Relating to Family Planning" February 9, 2007
Thank you to Chair David Y. Ige and the members of the Senate Health Committee for accepting my statement today. My name is Bliss Kaneshiro, MD. I am currently a Family Planning Fellow at Oregon Health and Science University. I was born and raised in Hawaii, and completed my medical school and residency training at the University of Hawaii. In September I will be returning to join the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the University of Hawaii. I am also submitting this statement today as a Leadership Fellow for Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH). PRCH is a national nonprofit organization that exists to ensure that all people have the knowledge, access to quality services and freedom to make their own reproductive health decisions. PRCH mobilizes pro-choice physicians to promote, educate and advocate about the importance of comprehensive reproductive healthcare. As a physician who believes in the power of reproductive health education and choice, I strongly support SB 1111,
Statement of Bliss Kaneshiro, MD Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health OB/GYN and Family Planning Fellow To the Senate Committee on Health of the Hawaii State Senate in support of SB 1111, "Relating to Family Planning" February 9, 2007
Thank you to Chair David Y. Ige and the members of the Senate Health Committee for accepting my statement today. My name is Bliss Kaneshiro, MD. I am currently a Family Planning Fellow at Oregon Health and Science University. I was born and raised in Hawaii, and completed my medical school and residency training at the University of Hawaii. In September I will be returning to join the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the University of Hawaii. I am also submitting this statement today as a Leadership Fellow for Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH). PRCH is a national nonprofit organization that exists to ensure that all people have the knowledge, access to quality services and freedom to make their own reproductive health decisions. PRCH mobilizes pro-choice physicians to promote, educate and advocate about the importance of comprehensive reproductive healthcare. As a physician who believes in the power of reproductive health education and choice, I strongly support SB 1111,
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