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Ali Walensky

I am a 27 year old breast cancer survivor.

Ali is a 27 year old activist. She attended the University of Southern California where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Theatre. After college, Ali worked as a Teach for America corps member at a charter school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. While she was teaching, she also received her Masters in Special Education for Grades 1-6. Originally, Ali's main interests and area of activism were the arts and equal opportunity education as well as institutionalized sexism and racism. Recently, Ali has turned her attention to the fight for affordable health care and the funding of Planned Parenthood after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016.

October 3, 2017

Opinion: The Difference Between Pro-Life and Pro-Birth
September 29, 2017

Let's Talk About What Defunding Planned Parenthood Really Means
August 13, 2017

Why I Love My New Scars
June 21, 2017

My Life is Not A Partisan Issue

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February 16, 2017

I'm A 25-Year-Old Breast Cancer Patient. Here is Why Betsy DeVos Scares Me.
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