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Elisa Wells

  • Co-Founder and Co-Director, Plan C
United States
As seen in: JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, Medscape, The Nation, STAT, Common Dreams, Stanford Social Innovation Review, NewsBreak, Auburn Citizen, BUST Magazine and
Covers:  abortion, self-manged abortion, reproductive autonomy
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Elisa Wells’s Biography

Elisa Wells, MPH, specializes in emerging technologies and innovative approaches to reproductive health care, including emergency contraception and medication abortion. She spent her early career at PATH, and has since consulted for a wide variety of organizations, including the MacArthur Foundation, Planned Parenthood, and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. In 2016, she co-founded Plan C, a groundbreaking campaign that shines a light on the overmedicalization and restrictions around abortion pills and advocates for a safe, effective self-managed option in the US to counter the politics and stigma that have crippled access. Since then, Elisa has become a voice in press and media, willing to challenge the status quo and put forth a vision for a new reality: a world with democratized access to these safe, effective pills as a self-managed care option. From her first job as an abortion counselor in Boston to her years of work abroad in countries with far fewer resources and rights, Elisa brings practical solutions, passion, and action to the fight to improve abortion access in the United States.