Hannah Harris Green

Hannah Harris Green is a Los Angeles based radio journalist and writer interested in social justice and the body. She received her MA in Radio from Goldsmiths, University of London on a Fulbright scholarship. Find her reporting on social justice, health and gender for Marketplace, Quartz, VICE, and How We Get Next.

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We Had No Idea How Much Physical Danger Stillbirth Can Cause

Hannah Harris Green

Patients who deliver stillborn babies are nearly five times more likely to experience life-threatening complications than those who have live births, a new study reveals.

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White House Sends the Wrong Message With Refugee Cap

Hannah Harris Green

While Secretary Pompeo may say that refusing more refugees will somehow reduce the immigration system’s operational burden, this is simply an excuse for more immigration policies that could drastically harm or even end immigrant lives.

Sessions’ Decision Will Move Asylum Law Decades Backward

Hannah Harris Green

Sessions’ decision undoes years of advancements in women’s rights. ”He doesn't make short shrift of it, he ignores it. He disappears it,” said one expert.

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It’s Getting Even Harder for Refugees to Access Health Care

Hannah Harris Green

The Trump administration's policies have likely exacerbated these problems, both for women struggling with access in their home countries and for those who eventually flee to the United States.

In Case You’re Wondering, Groping Is Illegal

Hannah Harris Green

One argument that has come up again and again—both in relationship to Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and other men accused of sexual misbehavior—is that we are lumping all kinds of harassment and assault into the same category. In their attempts to defend these men, writers, commentators, and even their colleagues end up miscategorizing the behavior themselves.

Prescription Opioid Addiction Is a Women’s Issue

Hannah Harris Green

Sweeping declarations can gloss over the complexity of this problem and distort our views about who is most vulnerable to addiction.