DAY HALL—After Student Assembly Resolution 15 requested that Cornell Health employ a gynecologist, administration responded with an elaborate and comprehensive response refuting any obligation they might have to grant healthcare to their students.
“No,” claimed President Martha Pollack when asked whether the university could pay for an M.D. gynecologist as part of Cornell Health.
When reached for comment, Cornell Health explained that standard-care doctors are sufficient to perform most reproductive healthcare tasks, and that in the case of irregularities a referral could be made. When presented with accusations as to a lack of referrals made in the past and that the mandatory Student Health Plan would not sufficiently cover these visits, the Director of Cornell Health sent their own press release to students.
“Nuh-uh,” claimed Director of Cornell Health Jeffrey Aster.
These short responses elicited confusion and anger from students, who vowed to move further with their demands for reproductive health equity on campus. Online petitions sprung up demanding greater access to contraceptives, better referral processes, and increased accountability for wait times and insurance mishaps.
After student outrage escalated to in-person protests at Day Hall, administration amended their response with the additional phrase “because I said so.”
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