{"id":6083,"date":"2023-08-14T21:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T21:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/health-and-wellness\/?page_id=6083"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:09:08","slug":"sexual-and-reproductive-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/health-and-well-being\/sexual-and-reproductive-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual and Reproductive Care"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Hamre Center for Health and Well-being offers a range of sexual and reproductive health care options including physical and mental health care. Our goal is to provide care in a way that is as transparent and accessible as possible so that you feel safe, seen, and respected. We want to help you connect with the resources to make an informed decision and live a healthy lifestyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We believe that you have the right to your own bodily and sexual autonomy and will be treated with dignity and respect at the Hamre Center. We acknowledge that the language we use for certain body parts might not be the language that you use to describe your own body. During your visit, please let your provider know which terms you use for your own body parts so that we can make your visit as comfortable as possible by using the same terms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you would like to schedule a medical or mental health appointment, you can contact the clinic at 651-696-6275<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have questions? Check out our FAQs<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hamre Center has always been a place that values reproductive justice, choice, and patient autonomy. As always, we will continue to offer all-options for pregnancy counseling, including referring patients for pregnancy termination to local resources. Minnesota\u2019s highest court has recognized the right to an abortion under the Minnesota Constitution. Governor Walz affirmed this on May 4th, 2022, stating: \u201cLet me be clear: there will never be an abortion ban in Minnesota under my watch. The right to an abortion will be respected in our state as long as I am in office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, we acknowledge that for many students, they are living in states or countries where access to safe and legal abortions may be severely limited. As always, the impact of laws restricting access to health fall unevenly and impact our students with historically marginalized identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hamre is eager to help with long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) counseling, access to pregnancy prevention, and sexual and reproductive health for all genders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A reminder that pregnancy prevention, if relevant for you or partners, is the responsibility of all sexually active people to consider and discuss. While the decision of how to manage this is, of course, up to the person with a uterus – partners can share the management of the logistics, resources, and cost. Reproductive Justice Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This may be a really good time to explore LARCs (such as intrauterine devices or the implant) or shorter term birth control options like pills, patches, and rings) and to have a supply of emergency contraception on hand. Some of these options can be accessed at the Hamre Center as well as other sexual health clinics such as Planned Parenthood<\/a>. The Planned Parenthood website also includes additional information about birth control options<\/a> and emergency contraception<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\nMedical Services<\/h2>\n\t \t
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