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Issues related to physical, mental and emotional health.

Defending Safe Abortion Access Post-Roe v. Wade
A protest sign with drawings of wired hangers reads "we will not go back, protect Roe v. Wade"

Defending Safe Abortion Access Post-Roe v. Wade
Team ARD
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With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, here are the ways we can further prepare and mobilize for safe abortion access and reproductive health.

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Health Politics
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Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums
An empty hallway in an abandoned hospital.

Deinstitutionalization and the Creation of Modern-Day Asylums
Dominique Stewart
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Despite its intentions, deinstitutionalization resulted in people with mental illness being moved from one carceral institution to another.

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Health Legal System
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
Protecting Reproductive Justice Beyond Elections
A crowd of people with face coverings stand with fists in the air.

Protecting Reproductive Justice Beyond Elections
Andrew Lee
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Given the political landscape, protecting reproductive healthcare will require more than voting and liberal electoral feminism.

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Health Politics
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How the Racist Legacy of Redlining Affects Black Maternal Health
An OB-GYN looks at an ultrasound on a monitor. The risk of a premature pregnancy in Black women can be linked to socioeconomic factors and stressors.

How the Racist Legacy of Redlining Affects Black Maternal Health
Dominique Stewart
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Outdated housing policies, like redlining, continue to have rippling effects on communities and Black maternal health.

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Health Neighborhoods
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Why Adoption is Not the Solution to Abortion
A kid sits on bench with feet dangling.

Why Adoption is Not the Solution to Abortion
Alison Fields
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Foster care and adoption are not “simple” solutions for forced pregnancies and cause additional trauma for those children. 

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Health
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Reproductive Suppression and the Real ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Rows of people in red robes and white bonnets.

Reproductive Suppression and the Real ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Nicole Cardoza
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The latest on abortion rights has led to comparisons between current events and “The Handmaid’s Tale,” a dystopian novel and show.

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Health
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The Continuing Fight for Abortion Rights
A crowd of people with signs on a sidewalk protesting abortion rights.

The Continuing Fight for Abortion Rights
Nicole Cardoza
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A leaked draft from the Supreme Court details the reversal of Roe v. Wade, eradicating federal constitutional protections of abortion rights.

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Health Social Justice
2400 1600 Nicole Cardoza
Unlearning Ableism and Creating Care
A person puts on shoes upon leaving a temple. Shoes and a wheel chair line the entrance.

Unlearning Ableism and Creating Care
Samir Knego
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Disability justice is critical as disabled folks continue to be excluded by capitalist and social barriers like inaccessible design, architecture, and organization.

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Disability Justice Health Media & Culture
2400 1600 Samir Knego
The Criminalization of Abortion Has Always Penalized Marginalized People
A person in a crowd holds a sign that reads, "Keep Abortion Legal."

The Criminalization of Abortion Has Always Penalized Marginalized People
Dominique Stewart
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Criminalizing abortion already affects marginalized people who are being persecuted for trying to have autonomy over their bodies.

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Health Social Justice
2400 1600 Dominique Stewart
The Invisible Toll of Hair Loss and Alopecia
A person holds hands with a person in a headscarf sitting down.

The Invisible Toll of Hair Loss and Alopecia
Dominique Stewart
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Alopecia and hair loss stigma shames people with the condition into isolation due to the significance of hair in our society.

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Disability Justice Health
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