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[Photo: A group of actors, among them three Black women, perform a scene from the play Behind the Sheet.]

Inspired by History, a Play Calls Us to Heed Enslaved Women’s Work—and Pain

Laura Newman

Charly Evon Simpson's play reframes one of medicine's most wrenching origin stories: how the father of modern gynecology operated on enslaved women and used them as his nurse assistants.

[Photo: A migrant mother in detention pushes her child in a stroller.]

ICE Releases 15 Babies Detained With Mothers Seeking Asylum

Renée Feltz

One advocate said she was concerned that ICE would not have responded without a team of advocates "on the ground in Dilley."

[Photo: Pro-choice activists, politicians and other protestors gather for a news conference and demonstration against the gag rule.]

Domestic ‘Gag Rule’ to Begin in 60 Days as Democrats Question Policy’s Legality

Ally Boguhn

Reproductive health and rights advocates have already moved to ensure the domestic gag rule is dead on arrival.

[Photo: Colorado State Representative Perry Buck speaks during a hearing.]

Colorado Republican Doesn’t Want Kids to Know About Consent

Jason Salzman

Conservatives are fighting a comprehensive sex ed bill, as one GOP lawmaker said her constituents "don't want to be told" what consent means in sexual relationships.

[Photo: A black and white portrait of Marie Cochran looking directly at the camera.]

I Pledge Allegiance to Affrilachia

Marie T. Cochran & ‘I Don’t Want People to Feel Like I Did’: How a Family Crisis Turned This Mother and Son Into Activists for Paid Leave

I am a Black Southerner and my experience, though it defies the white hillbilly stereotype, is assuredly Appalachian.

[Photo: A collage of President Donald Trump, President George H.W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan side by side.]

Trump’s Family Planning Rules Are Class Warfare. States Are Ready to Stop Them.

Nicole Knight

The Trump rules banning abortion referrals at Title X-funded clinics, similar to a Reagan-era policy, "mandates discrimination" and could meet legal challenges from states.

[Photo: Young child praying over a Bible as they hold a rosary.]

Critics of Christian Home Schooling Are Calling for Reform. Here’s Why.

Hannah Brashers

In many states, the lack of government oversight puts children at risk of physical abuse or educational neglect.

[Photo: A variety of dolls of differing abilities, genders and skin tones from Barbie's Fashionista line donning summer apparel. Some of the dolls are shown with adaptive devices.]

All Hail Barbie in a Wheelchair: Pop Culture Meets Disability Awareness

Robyn Powell

And new emojis depicting people with canes and hearing aids are also on their way.

[Photo: Close-up of Black, female doctor's hand measuring blood pressure of a Black patient.]

Racism in Medicine: As Doctors, We Must Do Better

Dr. Zia Okocha

I implore my colleagues to acknowledge the many ways Black bodies have involuntarily contributed to medical advances we take for granted.

[Photo: U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro speaks as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand listens during a news conference.]

‘I Don’t Want People to Feel Like I Did’: How a Family Crisis Turned This Mother and Son Into Activists for Paid Leave

Ellen Bravo

On February 12, Maria and Fidel traveled to Washington, D.C., to speak at a press conference heralding the introduction of the FAMILY Act, a bill to establish a family and medical leave insurance fund so workers could draw wages while caring for a new child or a serious personal or family illness.

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