Contraception
Ruling on Hobby Lobby Draws Strong Outcry
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The hashtag #NotMyBossBusiness is going strong on Twitter as critics decry a dangerous precedent that targets women and gives employers control over healthcare.
Arts & Culture
Gertner Defeats 1979 Massachusetts Anti-Choice Law
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A former U.S. federal judge, Nancy Gertner took on many civil rights cases, starting in the 1970s, as a lawyer. In this excerpt from her memoir, “In Defense of Women,” she recounts helping to defeat an anti-choice law in Massachusetts.
African American
When It Comes to Your Health, Your Zip Code Matters More Than Your Genetic Code
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Today is the one year anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act and guess what? According to a recent survey, over one half of Americans don’t think health reform is actually a law.
It is folks.
Health & Science
NYC’s High Maternal Deaths Defy Usual Explanations
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New York’s high rate of maternal mortality exposes glaring risks for black women. But a detailed 2010 city report eliminated many usual suspects for the maternal morality gap: poverty, obesity, pre-existing conditions. The first story of a series.
Politics
Senate Blocks Anti-Choice Push; States Keep It Up
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The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill to defund Planned Parenthood that had energized protests across the country. But at the state level, a steady anti-choice push continues, with Minnesota lawmakers proposing the latest bill.
African American
Will Health Care Reform Help the Racial Legacy of Health Disparities?
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With people of color representing 50 percent of the uninsured in America, the new Affordable Health Care Act stands to represent the biggest social movement to impact our communities since civil rights.
But will it solve the health disparity issues that continue to plagues African Americans?
Politics
U.S. Health Bills Show C-Sections Cut Two Ways
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The Global MOMS Act seeks to make C-sections more available to women in the developing world. Another maternal health bill–this one focused on the U.S.–flags the procedure as dangerous when it becomes routine.
Breastfeeding
California Moms Live in Breastfeeding Haven
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August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and in California, lactation advocates have special reason to celebrate. Still, activists in the state are pushing for better laws and working to diminish disparities.
African American
Lactation Breaks, Always Commendable, Are Now Law
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Working Mother magazine’s “Best Companies for Hourly Workers” all support employees who want to pump breast milk on the job, something health reform will start requiring of companies with more than 50 employees.
Health & Science
NYC Targets Black Women for Breastfeeding
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Public hospitals in New York City are marketing breastfeeding directly to their patients, a third of whom are African American. The plan is part of a goal to obtain official “Baby Friendly” designations for 11 hospitals.