Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s
“If the plastic speculum was the tool of choice for self-help advocates, leading women to a better understanding of their own bodies, then … More
Blog Posts: Healthcare System
Religion-Restricted Healthcare and its Effects on Reproductive Health Needs
by Rebekah Rollston In my last year of medical school, I began looking into residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology. My first interview of … More
Faith, Not Contraception, at the Heart of Trump’s Family Planning Funding
Under the Trump administration, Title X — the federal family planning program — will prioritize funding for abstinence and faith-based family planning, according … More
The Sad State of Sexual Health Education in Physician Training
by Rebekah Rollston As a primary care physician, people come to me with all sorts of questions about their sexual health: they want … More
The Trump Administration’s Latest Plan To Dismantle Reproductive Rights
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a draft of its strategic plan for the next four years -- … More
The Rise of Rural ‘Maternity Deserts’
What strikes me almost immediately when reading Whitney Brown’s story is how much energy and care was put into saving her life, just … More
The Senate GOP Health Care Bill and Women’s Health
The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate GOP version of the health care bill (also known as the bill written in secret … More
US Has Some of the Worst Health Disparities in the World
Health disparities in the United States are, unfortunately, nothing new. We’ve written before about the wide disparities in health by gender, race, and … More
Trump Administration Set to Make Denying Birth Control Coverage Even Easier
If you believe appointing an anti-contraception activist to lead the federal family planning program was bad for women’s health, you’re not going to … More
Right to Try? Or Right to be Exploited Before You Die?
My friend Gwen went from being a healthy woman living a happy life to being diagnosed with a fatal cancer in a very … More