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What Does a 6-Week Abortion Ban Even Mean?

Being six weeks pregnant does not mean you have six weeks to get an abortion.

3 min readSep 15, 2021

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What Does a 6-Week Abortion Ban Even Mean?

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Is Abortion Banned in Texas Under S.B. 8?

Here are the facts about the new abortion ban in Texas.

3 min readSep 1, 2021

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Is Abortion Banned in Texas Under S.B. 8?

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Juneteenth: What It Is, and Why We Commemorate It

Juneteenth, June 19, is a day of jubilee and remembrance. Its roots go back to June 19, 1865, when — more than two years after the…

5 min readJun 17, 2021

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Juneteenth: What It Is, and Why We Commemorate It

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Now is the Time for Bold Imagination on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy

Sexual and reproductive health and rights must be a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration’s global agenda.

4 min readMar 16, 2021

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Now is the Time for Bold Imagination on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy

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You Can (Still) Do It: Self-Care and Sex in a Pandemic

During a pandemic, “safer sex” takes on additional meanings. The hard truth is that a year later, COVID-19 is still here and may be…

4 min readFeb 11, 2021

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You Can (Still) Do It: Self-Care and Sex in a Pandemic

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — a Call for Equitable HIV Prevention

Created in 1999 to raise awareness about HIV prevention, education, testing, and treatment for Black communities

5 min readFeb 7, 2021

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We stick together. We show up. We listen. We talk about safer sex.

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Racism is a Public Health Crisis Experienced in Personal Tragedies

I was 12 when my 17-year-old brother died. He was not shot by police or targeted by white supremacists, but racism killed him.

5 min readOct 16, 2020

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Racism is a Public Health Crisis Experienced in Personal Tragedies

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My university refused to give me birth control. Now I’m afraid others will experience that, too.

The Catholic university I went to gave me a diploma. But when I needed birth control — something just as important for my future — I was…

3 min readJul 22, 2020

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My university refused to give me birth control. Now I’m afraid others will experience that, too.

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Why Racism is a Public Health Issue

As health care experts, we know racism is a public health crisis. Public health is built on the principle of protecting and improving the…

4 min readJul 14, 2020

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Why Racism is a Public Health Issue

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Defunding the Police: What it Means and Why Planned Parenthood Supports It

Planned Parenthood — in solidarity with patients, staff, and supporters — stands with the Movement for Black Lives’ call to defund the…

4 min readJul 10, 2020

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Defunding the Police: What it Means and Why Planned Parenthood Supports It

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