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Women's Reproductive Health Volume 6, 2019 - Issue 4: Special Section on Fat Shaming in Reproductive Health Care
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All People Deserve a Voice in Reproductive Care: Trans-Inclusion in Fat Studies

Carey Jean SojkaGender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Shanell SanchezDepartment of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 259-264 | Received 12 Apr 2019, Accepted 16 Apr 2019, Published online: 18 Oct 2019

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