When medical bills lead to debt, financial hardship piles on top of sickness : Shots – Health News : NPR

The three are among more than 100 million people in America ― including 41% of adults ― beset by a health care system that is systematically pushing patients into debt on a mass scale, an investigation by KHN and NPR shows.The investigation reveals a problem that, despite new attention from the White House and Congress,…

Norplant: A New Contraceptive with the Potential for Abuse | American Civil Liberties Union

In 1991, 1992, and 1993, legislators in more than a dozen states introduced measures that, had they passed, would have coerced women to use Norplant. Some of these bills would have offered financial incentives to women on welfare to induce them to use Norplant. Other legislation would have required women receiving public assistance either to…

C’Toan Co

Jodyann Morgan is a plus size, queer, Black woman who sits at the intersection of race, size, and sexuality. Pride and representation are personal. She creates lovingly hand poured, gender-free candles that allow people to see their bodies, and the bodies of people they love, in accessible art. Morgan started CTOAN on Instagram, but before…

Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy With Notes From The Dean – Witch University

This post is doing the rounds in Facebook, and where I applaud the efforts of women’s rights advocates to inform the public of these dangerous herbs, I would like to add some important information.As we know out here in the witching world, most political shifts are not about a specific issue, but an entire agenda.…

Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes – Trailer on Vimeo

[embed]https://vimeo.com/650605926?fbclid=IwAR0i8kNiwQhwhSJd-3PjkyB8RSVAiCLxBWlTMMAJ_WsTEqotHy8jeNqB12A[/embed] Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes – Trailer of a documentary about a medicine woman in the Pervuian altiplano, “highlighting her healing methods and passion to serve each patient who knocks on her door: from local women who travel hours or days by foot through the Andes, to a medical doctor from India seeking…

For these Black activists, abortion isn’t just a woman’s issue. It’s about race, too

“If it’s obliterated,” Simpson said of the right to abortion, “then we’re not only dealing with an access issue. In a bigger way, we’re also dealing with criminalization possibilities. And that’s a very scary thing in particular for Black folks in this country who are already over-criminalized in so many ways.”The Supreme Court was expected…

Right Wing Women The Politics of Domesticated Females – Andrea Dworkin

Right Wing Women - Andrea Dworkin

Andrea Dworkin, an oft misinterpreted and sometimes rightly interpreted but misunderstood feminist author, goes in on right wing women. In the 2020’s it is prudent for all feminists of all stripes to give her a re-read even though maternal feminists, especially those of richer complexions, may have fundamental disagreements with her perspectives. She does successfully…

Being a Black Woman Psychologist: Highlights and Challenges! – YouTube

Being a Black Woman Psychologist

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsyPs5kaKHE[/embed] Hi y’all! I’m back with another gem courtesy of one of my subscribers. I was recently asked to discuss the highlights and challenges of being a Black Woman psychologist and I decided to share my response with all of you. Let me know what you think!

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