How foster youth can navigate bias and stigma in sexual & repro healthcare

Send us Fan MailUnfortunately, not all medical workers treat foster youth with respect. In this episode, we share how we have sometimes had to stick up for ourselves to get the sexual and reproductive health care we need (and deserve!). Listeners: you have the right to ask questions, say no, and make choices about your own health. You should feel respected and listened to by your doctors— and if you don’t, it’s okay to look for someone new. Resources:Finding LGBTQ+ inclusive medical care (RHEP blog) Self-Taught: What Are Foster Youth’s Rights To Healthcare? Uber Health Is this the right clinic for me or my friend?  TeenSource clinic finder Foster Youth Bill of Rights in California  Resources for California Foster Youth: Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health Medi-Cal ServicesContent Advisory: The stories we are sharing sometimes touch on different kinds of trauma, please take care of yourself while you listen.Host:Emilio (them/ella/èl), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberParticipants: Elyzabeth (she/her), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberJessica (she/her), RHEP Youth Advisory Board memberQuinn, RHEP Youth Advisory Board member About Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life:Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is a podcast from foster youth, for foster youth, with unfiltered conversations about puberty, relationships, sexual health, identity, and much more that we wish were part of our upbringing. It is hosted by the youth advisory board of the Reproductive Health Equity Project at the National Center for Youth Law. Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is supported through a grant to the National Center for Youth Law from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. We are very grateful for their support. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Hilton Foundation. Self-Taught: Former Foster Youth on Sex, Health, and Life is produced in California. Laws, policies and programs discussed in this episode may be specific to California. Watch our episodes at https://rhep.info/self-taught.Learn more about the podcast and the Reproductive Health Equity Project at www.fosterreprohealth.orgEmail us with questions, comments, and feedback at [email protected].