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Dr. Joffe is a Professor of Sociology who has made extensive scholarly public service contributions in the area of reproductive health, to both the medical community and the public at large. Dr. Joffe has worked for many years on a pro bono basis with a variety of medical groups concerned with reproductive health issues. To quote from the Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood in New York City, Dr. Joffe “...consistently brought discussions of specific issues into a broader arena, offering “big picture” analyses that emanated from her profound knowledge of history, feminism and social policy.” In addition to her scholarly writings, including two highly influential books on family planning and abortion, Dr. Joffe plays an active public service role by speaking frequently at training sessions for primary care physicians. As described by her nominators, her “role at such trainings is to offer an historical context of the abortion issue in the U.S., including the pre-Roe v Wade era, and especially to illuminate for clinicians, the complex status of this issue within the medical profession…..Dr. Joffe also makes great efforts to communicate with the general public about reproductive health issues. She has published op-eds in nearly every major newspaper in the U.S, she frequently is interviewed by journalists and has appeared on numerous public radio shows… Her columns are cutting-edge, combining the most up-to-date knowledge about technological and medical practices, science and policy making with her fundamental commitment to improving the lives and health of women, and the safety of health care professional. Professor Joffe makes a unique contribution toward redirecting public discussions on abortion away from exchanges of polarized, ideological statements to a substantive conversation about the institutional, scientific and social dimensions of this medical practice. She has maintained this extraordinarily active service record despite the very real risks to anyone who publicly takes a pro-choice stand in America today.” As summarized by the Planned Parenthood medical officer, “Dr. Joffe embodies all the elements of a true public servant: a keen intellect, a huge heart, integrity, passion, courage, humility, vision, social conscience, and tireless dedication. Her enormous contributions have extended well beyond the walls of the university to make a real difference in women’s lives”.
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