Contributors
Our contributors consist of authors, reviewers, and translators who together develop evidence-based, inclusive, and localized abortion information.
Suzanne Veldhuis
Advocacy and Research Coordinator
Suzanne Veldhuis is a feminist physician, researcher, and passionate abortion advocate. She holds a MSc and PhD from the Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) in Mexico. She is a co-founder of the Mexican Network of Pro Choice Physicians and has over 10 years of experience in projects, research, and activism related to abortion rights in Mexico and globally. She is invested in advancing safe abortion access through innovative self-management models. Her expertise bridges grassroots activism, medical practice, and policy advocacy.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-veldhuis-832356130
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Pe3E3kUAAAAJ&hl=nl
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Hazal Atay
Research Coordinator
Hazal Atay is Women on Web’s Research Coordinator and consultant to the WHO, where she works on their GAPD – The Global Abortion Policies Database. Ms. Atay holds a Master’s of Political Science, and has taught at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Her research focuses on the fields of Gender Studies and addresses the social impacts of abortions. You can find her articles on the platform “The Conversation”, or dive into her research in studies like “Why Women Choose At-Home Abortion via Teleconsultation in France”.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hazal-atay-60550367/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hazal-Atay-2
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RKJSZn8AAAAJ&hl=en
https://independent.academia.edu/HazalAtay
https://theconversation.com/profiles/hazal-atay-476947/articles
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Ellen Wiebe
Board Member, Women On Web
Dr. Ellen Wiebe is a member of Women on Web’s Board of Directors, and is the medical reviewer of our website. She is a clinical professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Wiebe is the founder of the Willow Reproductive Health Centre in Vancouver, B.C, and is the Research Director at the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers (CAMAP). She is a fierce proponent of and advocate for the right to choose, and advises the Clinicians Advisory Council of Dying With Dignity Canada. Dr. Wiebe’s research addresses the subjects of family planning, reproductive health and medicine. She has authored and co-authored 147 publications (June 2024).
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ellen-Wiebe
https://news.ubc.ca/expert/ellen-wiebe/
https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/team-members/dr-ellen-wiebe/
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Catherine St Cyr
Board Member, Women On Web
Dr. Catherine St-Cyr is member of the Board of Directors at Women on Web and reviews the medical content on our website. Dr. St-Cyr works as a family doctor at the Anna-Laberge Hospital in Quebec, Canada, which specializes in pre-natal care and neo-natal monitoring.
https://materniteannalaberge.com/en/
https://care.advocatehealth.com/doctors/grace-c-st-cyr-park-ridge-pediatric-hospitalist
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