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Congress Needs to Step Up and Defund ICE’s Barbaric Abuses Against Pregnant Women

Why would we fund these egregious practices?

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In Appalachia, Women Put Their Bodies on the Line for the Land

Ellee Achten

Women turn to environmental activism later in life due to health concerns, deep community investments, and, according to 75-year-old Peggy Gish, because they have "more freedom to get around, to have time—to get arrested!”

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A Child Is Among the Latest Migrants to Die Under Trump

Tina Vasquez

Within the span of a few weeks, a child died after leaving a Texas detention center and a senior woman died in custody at a California facility.

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Some States Ignore Black Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates. Not New Jersey.

Auditi Guha

“We have failed to reach communities of color with services that we know have worked for a broader population, especially for Caucasians, especially for people of higher income."

Massachusetts Governor Really, Really Wants to Restrict Welfare Benefits

Bryce Covert

Rather than sign a repeal of the state's welfare family cap into law, the governor sent that piece of the budget back to the legislature with a stipulation that would cut an estimated 5,200 children with disabled parents off of welfare completely and reduce benefits for another 2,100.

[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’

Miriam Zoila Pérez

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."

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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."

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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.

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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.

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