Connecticut Attorney General William Tong will sit down with OB-GYN Dr. Shieva Ghofrany at Greenwich Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 6, for a free public conversation on reproductive rights.

YWCA Greenwich and Reproductive Equity Now are co-hosting the 7 to 8:30 p.m. event, billed as a "Fireside Chat on the Fight for Reproductive Equity." YWCA Greenwich and Reproductive Equity Now say the discussion will cover the current state of reproductive rights in Connecticut, challenges ahead and the role residents can play in protecting reproductive freedom.

The talk arrives at a charged moment for reproductive access nationwide. In May, Tong joined 22 states and the District of Columbia in a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a Fifth Circuit ruling that would have reimposed an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, a medication used in more than half of U.S. abortions. The court issued a temporary administrative stay on May 4 while it weighed the case, according to a press release from Tong's office.

"Mifepristone is safe, legal and effective and we're fighting on every possible front to keep it that way," Tong said in the May statement.

Connecticut's legal landscape on reproductive care has shifted in recent years. The state enacted a reproductive-rights shield law in 2022 and amended it in 2025, according to the attorney general's office. The law includes protections against certain out-of-state legal actions involving reproductive care that is lawful in Connecticut. Covered entities generally cannot disclose reproductive-health information without written consent, the office says.

State law also protects abortion access and provides that a pre-viability decision rests with the patient in consultation with a clinician, according to a summary by the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Ghofrany has practiced as an OB-GYN with Coastal OBGYN since 1999, according to her practice website.

Space is limited. Residents can RSVP through the YWCA Greenwich event page.