We may have gained unprecedented political power, literary accolades, and foundation that truly matches our skin tones, but we are still at the bottom of too many health indicators and too many ladders to social and economic mobility to call 2017 a win.
From all-out efforts to stop Republican attacks on the Affordable Care Act to counter-protests against white supremacists, 2017 demonstrated the power of resistance.
Sexual contact, outside of penetrative sex, can spread HPV too. Young women are missing opportunities, even in OB-GYN clinics, to be vaccinated against contracting HPV. And are seven words really banned from the CDC?
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops with its unscientific claims continues to guide medical policy across the United States. Catholic hospitals follow directives issued by the Bishops.
If spouses—same-sex or otherwise—can't automatically appear on a child's birth certificate when assisted reproductive technology is used, it has major implications for custody battles and ongoing parental rights.
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