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I Had to Put Off Dealing With My Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risk During a Pandemic

Jo Yurcaba

The far-reaching impact of people putting off health care, like routine Pap smears, during the pandemic is unclear.

Hey, Kanye: As Abortion Storytellers, We’re Setting the Record Straight

Kenya Martin, CoWanda Rusk & Renee Bracey Sherman

We refuse to remain silent as the anti-abortion movement capitalizes off Kanye West’s decision to traffic in white supremacy and misogynoir.

[Photo: A Black female doctor speaks to her patient.]

Abortion

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Rights Win Might Not Help Providers Like Me

Dr. DeShawn Taylor

As a Black abortion provider in Arizona, I am no stranger to abortion restrictions—or the vitriol and racism that comes with it.

[Photo: Loraine Marie Maguire (C), mother provincial of the Little Sisters of the Poor, stands alongside fellow nuns during a press conference in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.]

Sex

Hey, Nuns: Your Cynical Birth Control Benefit Strategy Fools No One

Imani Gandy

Nuns like the Little Sisters of the Poor have spent the past few years using their religion as a weapon to help a corrupt administration.

[Photo: A young Black woman lies on a bed looking up at the camera.]

Sex

Wanting Good Sex Is a Good Enough Reason for Birth Control

Rewire News Group Staff

I need my IUD to treat a health condition—and to have sex. Both are crucial.

[Photo: A pack of birth control pills in a green case lay by a book on top of a desk.]

Sex

The Nuns Can Now Come After Your Birth Control

Rewire News Group Staff

Boom! Lawyered podcast hosts Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy break down the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that favored the nuns in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania.

Rapid Reaction — A Good Day for Theocracy at SCOTUS

Jessica Mason Pieklo & Imani Gandy

Employers who love to wield religious freedom as a cudgel scored a couple big wins at the Supreme Court today, including a decision allowing employers to meddle with the birth control of their employees based on "conscientious objections." Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy explained what happened and whether there's any logic to this expansion of your employer's power over your health care decisions.

[Photo: A young student of color stands in front of SCOTUS as she yells into a megaphone.]

Power

The Supreme Court Has a Transparency Problem

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized following a fall last month. That we are just learning about that fact now is a serious problem.

[Photo: A group of protesters of color wearing masks sit in a circle and play a board game.]

Sex

5 Sex Ed Lessons to Take to Protests

Cassandra Corrado

As with sex, the degree that these protest tips apply to you will vary based on who you are, what you’re doing, and the context you’re in.

[Photo: A young person of color in a wheelchair reaches up to point at something above them.]

Power

The Supreme Court Fails LGBTQ and Disabled Students in Ruling

Lisa Needham

Espinoza v. Montana creates a pathway for religious schools to discriminate against already-marginalized students, including LGBTQ youth and students with disabilities.

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