Jessica J. Mencia (she/her/ella) is a PhD student at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. She completed her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a major in Public Policy and double minors in Latinx Studies and Women and Gender Studies. Jessica currently researches abortion accessibility and sexual-risk taking for young women and non-binary youth. She identifies as Honduran-American, queer, and manatee enthusiast.  

4theRecord: https://www.4trecord.com/   

NY Birth Control Access Project: h    ttps://nybcap.org/

National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/  

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