Carol Shand
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Carol Shand | |
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.jpg) Shand in 2008 | |
| Born | Meon Carolyn Shand 1939 (age 86–87) |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Tom Shand (father) Claudia Geiringer (daughter) Claude Weston (grandfather) Agnes Weston (grandmother) Thomas S. Weston (great-grandfather) George Weston (great-uncle) Thomas Shailer Weston Jr. (great uncle) |
Meon Carolyn Shand CNZM (born 1939) is a New Zealand doctor, general practitioner and advocate for women's health, maternity care, contraception, abortion and the medical care of the victims of sexual abuse and child abuse.
Career
Shand was a house surgeon (a surgical "RMO" or "house officer") at Wellington Hospital early in her career[4] but became a general practitioner, running a general practice in Wellington with her husband Erich Geiringer.[1]
Shand has worked over the years to make abortions safe and available, with her colleague Margaret Sparrow.[4] She was active in the Wellington branch of Sisters Overseas Service (SOS) in the late 1970s helping women to go to Australia for abortions.[5][6] She pioneered work in the medical treatment of victims of sexual assault and child sex abuse.[7]
Shand retired from her practice in 2017.[4]
Honours and awards
Shand was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women's health, in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7]
