
Naomi Elster
Naomi Elster is a writer and a scientist. She has a PhD in breast cancer. Her nonfiction covers science, health, and an evidence-based approach to women’s issues. You can find her on Twitter @Naomi_Elster.
Naomi Elster is a writer and a scientist. She has a PhD in breast cancer. Her nonfiction covers science, health, and an evidence-based approach to women’s issues. You can find her on Twitter @Naomi_Elster.
Over the years, people in power have used “hysteria” to denigrate women’s bodies.
We talked about "compassion in a crisis." But did pro-repeal campaigners miss opportunities to talk about autonomy, the right to abortion, and medication abortion's safety when we fought the country's draconian abortion ban?
That couldn't have been comfortable for Mary Papanicolaou, but their work gave us the best way of screening for cervical cancer.
Can we let the term slide into history's dustbins? Maybe ... if we had less media scaremongering and more rigorous science.