They're not “just words.” A nurse practitioner talks about the correlation between sexual violence and its effects on women's health in the
In Practice blog.
“When someone in a position to influence national discourse … dismisses conversations about touching women inappropriately as ‘locker room talk,' ” says Elizabeth Donahue, RN, MSN, NP-C, it sends “a clear message to women that they … do not deserve to control what happens to their bodies.” In the latest In Practice blog post, she discusses her experiences with sexual violence — both professional and personal — and the effect sexual violence has on women's health.
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