Lisa Beattie Frelinghuysen is a lawyer, advisor, and co-founder of ClutchKit. Lisa is also a former Planned Parenthood board member and, earlier in her career, a Supreme Court clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, where she helped draft the landmark gender equality decision in United States v. Virginia.
In this conversation withVirginia and Justin, Lisa shares the story behind ClutchKit, a social venture offering accessible reproductive health kits designed to reduce unintended pregnancies and empower women with the tools they need to make informed choices. She discusses the urgency revealed by national health statistics, the lack of education around emergency contraception, and the cultural stigma that still surrounds reproductive health. Lisa unpacks the challenges of launching a product in a hostile policy environment, the importance of community support, and why empowering women with tangible resources is more effective than waiting for policy to catch up.
Key takeaways
Lisa shares how ClutchKit is designed to be giftable, something you can hand to a friend or daughter without shame.
She breaks down the misconceptions around emergency contraception and why education is as essential as access.
We talk about how reproductive rights got swallowed by moral and religious ideologies. and how that’s harming so many people.
Lisa explains how the nonprofit arm of ClutchKit is working to reach underserved communities.
We explore what it means to take action when the system fails to do something tangible, not just symbolic.
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