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[Photo: A pregnant Black women sits with his child on her lap as she participates in a pregnancy class]

How This DC Birth Center Is Building the ‘Answer for Black Women’

D.C.'s Family Health and Birth Center is showing what it might take to improve the health and wellness of Black women and children.

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Gavel Drop: Six Years of Clinic Protests Is Not Harassment, Says Federal Judge

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

And in other news, convicted rapist Brock Turner thinks his appeal should be overturned because he never wanted intercourse with an unconscious woman. He wanted "outercourse."

[Photo: A mother and her child sit near two jugs of water]

The Misery of Family Detention: One Woman’s Story

Tina Vasquez

"Being in detention doesn't just affect the person in detention; it affects the whole family. And when one family member is detained, that too is family separation."

[Photo: Mother and son playing with toys on floor at home.]

MA Legislators Undo ‘Extraordinarily Cruel’ Family Cap Policy. Will Other States Follow? (Updated)

Bryce Covert

As lawmakers in Massachusetts act to lift caps on cash assistance for families, advocates are hopeful that a dozen or so states with such caps will follow suit.

[Photo: A Black mother holds her infant]

Racism Kills: What Self-Regulation Can Do About It

Miriam Zoila Pérez

Because of its potential, and the fact that the skills can be taught and strengthened throughout a lifetime, self-regulation is a promising intervention for the health impacts of racism.

[Photo: Catholic bishops sit and listen during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]

Gavel Drop: It’s Now a Waiting Game in Texas ‘Fetal Burial’ Legal Showdown

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

In other news, the U.S. Senate is getting around to confirming nominees for key Justice Department and appellate posts. And we wish it hadn't.

[Photo: A teacher walks around the classroom monitoring students]

Turning Teachers Into Snitches: Ohio Bill Could Police All Children

Prince Shakur

A new bill proposed in Ohio could empower adults to report children who don’t fit adults’ ideas of gender norms, whether the young people are trans or not.

[Photo: A teenage parent looks lovingly at her baby]

When Our Rights Are Under Attack, We Must Fight to Preserve All Choices—Including the Choice to Parent

Natasha Vianna

Right now, in an environment where our options are dwindling, it cannot feel like we are being marginalized by our own peers too.

[Photo: Gov. Mary Fallin participates in a discussion with other people]

Oklahoma Has a New Law Banning the Shackling of Pregnant Women. Will It Make a Difference?

Kristi Eaton

One woman who was shackled during labor while incarcerated worried that officers may not be held accountable when it came to the new law. "They just don’t always follow [the rules] and they don’t view you as a person,” she said.

Twerking While Pregnant: Joie Chavis Is Not Going to ‘Shake That Baby Out’

Brandi Collins-Calhoun

When the choreographer posted her response to a dance challenge online, social media critics accused her of jeopardizing her pregnancy. They need to get a grip.

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