Black Lives Matter: Claiming a Space for Evidence-Based Outrage in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Kacey Y Eichelberger1, Kemi Doll1, Geraldine E Ekpo1

  • 1Kacey Y. Eichelberger is with the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Carolina Greenville School of Medicine/Greenville Health System. Kemi Doll is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Geraldine E. Ekpo is with the Laurel Fertility Center, and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Matthew L. Zerden is with the WakeMed North Family Health & Women's Hospital and is also with Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Raleigh, NC.

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