Jo Yurcaba
Jo Yurcaba is a freelance reporter based in North Carolina. They cover sexual violence, LGBTQ+ rights, and pop culture. Twitter: @JoYurcaba
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Health Care Has a Language Problem—and It’s Erasing People Like Me
Women do deserve to get the health care they need—but so do trans and nonbinary people.
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COVID-19 Creates More Back-to-School Uncertainty for Trans and Nonbinary Students
Add possible infections, misgendering, and bullying to the concerns trans and nonbinary students may face while learning this fall.
I Had to Put Off Dealing With My Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risk During a Pandemic
The far-reaching impact of people putting off health care, like routine Pap smears, during the pandemic is unclear.
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Meet West Virginia’s First Out Trans Lawmaker: Rosemary Ketchum
“Breaking into a space that wasn’t built for you is incredibly difficult."
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Why Teenagers Seeking Abortion Care Are Texting ‘Abby’
“I think that it is easy if you're looking at the headlines to think that clinics are closed or that courts are closed.”
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Anti-Choice Clinics Are Open During the COVID-19 Crisis. That’s Dangerous for Pregnant People.
Reproductive health advocates worry that clinics operated by anti-choice activists could sow confusion among people seeking care during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Senate Republicans Go All-In on Lies About Later Abortion Care (Updated)
The Republican U.S. Senate legislation is "a vehicle for false narratives and inflammatory language" around later abortions, said Dr. Kristyn Brandi, board chair of Physicians for Reproductive Health.
These Lawmakers Saw What Criminalizing Abortion Looks Like. They Were Horrified.
Criminalizing abortion in El Salvador means people go to prison for miscarrying. Abortion rights advocates fear this could become a reality in the United States.
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A New Abortion Ban Makes Its Way to Congress for the First Time
Some pro-choice advocates worry these bills might be the first in a “wave of bills” focused on the reason someone is getting an abortion.
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Adolescent Health Groups Warn of Risks Anti-Choice Crisis Pregnancy Centers Pose to Young People
Crisis pregnancy centers pose a unique threat in states like Ohio, where they outnumber abortion providers.
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Health Care to Play Key Role in North Carolina Special Election (Updated)
While the Republican candidate's connection to North Carolina's bathroom discrimination law will be a deciding factor for some voters, access to health care is at the center of the special election.
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The Century-Old ‘Science Fiction’ Behind Ohio Rep’s Bill Covering Nonexistent Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment
Doctors “would never base our medical practice on this,” said OB-GYN and public health researcher Dr. Dan Grossman, who received a copy from the legislator after criticizing the bill in a viral Twitter thread.
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In North Carolina Special Election, Who Is the Most Anti-Choice of Them All? (Updated)
Women Speak Out PAC, a partner of anti-choice group Susan B. Anthony List, has donated $75,000 to Dr. Joan Perry, a Republican candidate in North Carolina’s 3rd District special election.
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States Are Violating Medicaid Requirements by Refusing to Fund Some Abortions, Government Report Finds
Medicaid recipients in a number of states will be left without the abortion coverage the law guarantees them unless CMS takes action.
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Valerie Huber’s New Role at HHS Could Bring Abstinence-Only Agenda to Global Policy
Huber spearheaded the rebranding of abstinence-only sex-ed as “sexual risk avoidance”—and then brought that language into government health policy.
For Survivors of Prison Rape, Saying ‘Me Too’ Isn’t an Option
The public thinks criminals deserve the sexual abuse they suffer while incarcerated, and there’s a persistent belief that they do not have rights.
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