Author: Shawana Moore

Dr. Shawana Moore PhD, DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC, PNAP, FAAN, is an associate professor at Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and MSN/DNP program director who specializes in providing women’s and gender-related care throughout the lifespan. Dr. Moore is a nationally recognized women’s health nurse practitioner and a past president of the National Association of Practitioners in Women’s Health (2022-2023 two-year term). She advocates for NPs to speak out on the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on the medical field.

Access to Contraception Should Not Be Up for Debate

I’m a women’s health nurse practitioner (NP) and educator at Emory University, teaching the next generation of NPs to care for individuals across the lifespan including for the sexual and reproductive healthcare needs.

From the first over-the-counter birth control hitting the shelves, to attacks on FDA-approved drugs, it’s felt like whiplash for reproductive freedoms in this country.