To Prepare for Motherhood, I Looked to the Past Cassandra Lane I was rushing against time to locate and pick up all my missing parts before I had the responsibility of young Black life under my hands.
How Politicians Exploit Fears About Death to Attack Abortion Care Rewire News Group Staff If we’re so afraid of death—and we are—then equating fetal burial legislation with abortion will only impede access.
Hey, Texas! It’s Not Child Abuse to Respect Your Trans Kid’s Gender Identity Imani Gandy SB 1646, part of four anti-trans bills Texas Republicans considered this week, is a disaster of a bill even by Texas standards.
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccines, Birth Control, and Blood Clots Martha Kempner Comparisons of COVID-19 vaccines to the birth control pill, which carry a higher risk of blood clots, is not helpful nor entirely scientifically accurate.
I Got an IUD. Why Didn’t Doctors Prepare Me for the Searing Pain? Gina Tron I learned that my experience is common. I also learned that anesthesia, or any prescribed pain management for IUD placement, is nearly nonexistent.
How Medical Misogyny Fails Patients Who Report Pain Rewire News Group Staff Gabrielle Jackson's book Pain & Prejudice details how medical providers failed her as she tried to get answers about her pain.
When Your Partner Tries to Control Your Reproductive Choices Kylie Cheung Reproductive coercion isn't widely recognized as domestic violence. In California, lawmakers are debating changing that.
Dear Politicians, Put ‘Safe, Legal, and Rare’ in the Dustbin Renee Bracey Sherman I'm asking pro-choice politicians to evolve from this outdated mantra—it's no longer serving you. It never served those of us who have abortions.
How Trans People Are Making Health Care Better for Us All Candex Seokyi Louie Gender Justice LA is leading the largest effort to research transmasculine health in Los Angeles County—and demanding action.