Health
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Reproductive Justice Forum on TFW
Today in TFW, we begin a series of articles about reproductive justice, one of the most urgent issues of our time. Indeed, few issues so...
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Study Links New Birth Control Pills, Blood Clots
By Catherine Morrisey-Ribeiro A recent study conducted by the FDA of 880,000 women found that women taking the Yaz birth control pill are 75% more likely...
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“We Are More Loved Than We Know”: Masculinity, Feminism and the Love that Will Save Our Lives
June Jordan teaches that: “Love is lifeforce.” And the healing power of love has saved my life more than once. In the name of this...
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Begatting and Begetting: The Issue(s) of Men
By Lisa Jean Moore and Monica J. Casper Semen. Vas deferens. Penis. Scrotum. Glans. Ejaculation. Testes. Prostate gland. Epididymis. Seminal vesicles. Pubic hair. Erectile function. Falling...
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Sex, Parenting, and Feminism
A few days ago, my partner Bill walked into our older daughter’s room, where the clunky desktop Mac is located, and to his shock and...
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Food is a Feminist Issue
Recently the United States Department of Agriculture announced that new public health campaigns would abandon the food pyramid. The USDA food guide pyramid was originally...
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“We Don’t Just Litigate and Leave”: A Conversation with NAPW
I recently enjoyed a lively conversation with Lynn Paltrow, J.D., Founder and Executive Director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW), and Board President Jeanne...
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“Say What?!” N.J. Governor Christie’s Proposed Cuts to Medicaid Changes Eligibility from $24,645 to $5,317 for a Family of Three!
By Joy Schulman MEDICAID/MEDICARE—it’s all so confusing! What are we talking about?? Recently, Medicare and Medicaid have often been used interchangeably; though they are quite...
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Gender-Neutral or Wishful Thinking?
Can we raise gender-neutral children? A Toronto couple is attempting to do just that. Kathy Witterick and David Stocker have decided to allow their third...
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Reproductive Tourism
A recent article in the New York Times describes the discovery of birth houses in San Gabriel, California, where “relatively wealthy” Chinese women were stealthily...
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Going Postal: The Right’s Sleight of Hand
Most of us remember the widespread atmosphere of optimism that followed Barack Obama’s victory over John McCain. Many also remember statements from some groups on...
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Not Your Mother’s Breast Milk
It’s a hot, muggy day in London. There’s a yellow haze around the city. You’ve been trawling through shops in Covent Garden for hours with...
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The Banality Of Dehumanization: The Case of Infant Gendering
Target is now in the business of selling sex toys or, to be more precise, cock rings. I know this because on a recent trip...
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Our Reproductive Dystopia: Or, WTF?
Republicans are on the warpath, and their enemy is women. Okay, maybe not all women. Just poor women. And those who are disabled and/or chronically...
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The Pence Amendment: Waging War on the Poor
By Ulli K. Ryder Is there a “war on women?” Does the recent amendment to deny federal funding for Planned Parenthood signal a concerted attack on...
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Assault
By Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman A new billboard went up in SoHo last week, placed at a busy intersection on Sixth Avenue a few feet...
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Does Traumatic Brain Injury Have a Gender?
By Daniel R. Morrison and Monica J. Casper In the words of American poet Adrienne Rich, “All wars are useless to the dead.” Yet, while...
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There Is Nothing Funny About Rape, But…
“There is nothing funny about rape, but…” appears in my inbox and introduces me to a video of a justifiably irate man defending his sister’s...