Reniqua Allen-Lamphere, an award-winning journalist, television producer, and two-time rainbow mom, has transformed her personal journey of infertility into a resource for …
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‘Doctors Are to Black Women What Police Are to Black Men’: Woman in Viral Video Sparks Debate on Medical Racism
by Gee NYby Gee NYA young woman has sparked debate online after drawing an interesting parallel between police brutality against Black men and systemic bias in …
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Future of Reproductive Healthcare Looks Scary as Trump Cuts Funding to Planned Parenthood Clinics
by Gee NYby Gee NYOhio Congresswoman Shontel Brown is raising alarms about the future of reproductive healthcare access in Northeast Ohio following the recent closure of …
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A Professor’s $2.4 Million Black Maternal Health Study Cancelled Under Trump Administration Cuts
by Gee NYby Gee NYIn a devastating blow to Black maternal health research, Dr. Jaime Slaughter-Acey, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of North …
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Health Advocate Gessie Thompson Faints On Capitol Steps While Demanding Action On Fibroids
by Gee NYby Gee NYWomen’s reproductive health advocate Gessie Thompson is again making headlines, not just for her fierce advocacy, but for a deeply personal moment …
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Ayanna Pressley Condemns Georgia Abortion Law After Brain-Dead Woman Kept On Life Support Against Family’s Wishes
by Gee NYby Gee NYIn a powerful and emotional speech on the House floor, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) denounced the state of Georgia’s abortion ban for …
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‘We Never Consented’: The Relf Sisters Were Victims of Forced Sterilization But Their Story Remains Buried
by Gee NYby Gee NYIn a landmark case that exposed one of the darkest chapters in U.S. medical history, Relf v. Weinberger shocked the nation when …
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Artist Honors Enslaved Girls Used in Medical Experiments With ‘Mothers of Gynecology’ Monument
by Gee NYby Gee NYA powerful and haunting reminder of America’s medical past now stands tall in Montgomery! The Mothers of Gynecology Monument, created by artist …
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Fannie Lou Hamer Went To Hospital To Have A Tumor Removed—She Left Without Her Reproductive Organs
by Gee NYby Gee NYFannie Lou Hamer entered a Mississippi hospital expecting treatment. She left sterilized—without consent, without explanation, and without justice. In 1961, Hamer, a …
