Why Pat Beitel Marches On

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I march for all the young women that I have worked with who did not have a voice! 

 I march in solidarity with those who have been raped, battered and even murdered.

A visual that I will never forget. I had a 13 year-old patient who was 36 weeks pregnant when she was strangled. I went to the funeral and the teenager and her infant were in the same coffin!
I march for a homeless woman with schizophrenia who was raped and then the police discounted her. She said to me, "Just because I'm crazy doesn't mean I wasn't raped!"

 I will continue to fight for those without a voice! 

In my career as a women's health nurse practitioner I had the opportunity to work with many pregnant and parenting teenagers. Despite the odds against them, many made use of the resources made available to them and finished high school! 

 I believe you! March On!

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