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The Media is Complicit in Promoting Misinformation About Abortion

In the past few months, we have heard and read much about “fetal heartbeat” laws being passed in several states. The nickname for these bills...[Read More]

2 Aug
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TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) Laws Undo Progress

Women fought bravely and tirelessly for decades for the right to choose (of course, there were also many who fought to deny women this right,...[Read More]

19 Jul
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Just Say No to Funding Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Imagine that you have mild chest pains. You do not have insurance, so you do a quick internet search for free clinics and find the...[Read More]

15 Jul
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Tricking Women at “Fake” Abortion Clinics is Wrong

The number of abortion clinics in the U.S. has been dwindling for quite some time, but the recent wave of anti-abortion state legislation sweeping the...[Read More]

12 Jul
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Bodily Autonomy, Kidney Donation and the Abortion Debate

I enjoy listening to the podcast “The Argument” because it features columnists from both sides of the political spectrum discussing the day’s news in a...[Read More]

3 Jul
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Why Does Our Health Still Depend on Politics?

The recently released Status of Women in North Carolina: Health & Wellness Report (the second in a series of four publications) gave us good and...[Read More]

28 Jun
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On Fathers and Father’s Day

Father’s Day has always had a strange pull on my small family. Certainly it has something to do with the fact that I was born...[Read More]

14 Jun
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What If My Daughter is Gay?

I was enjoying a beautiful day catching up with a friend and all of a sudden she says, “I think my daughter is gay. And...[Read More]

10 Jun
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North Carolina PRIDE 2019

This June we celebrate not only PRIDE month, but also the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. On June 28th 1969, the Stonewall Inn in Lower Manhattan,...[Read More]

7 Jun
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North Carolina Budget Process May Net Small Gain for K-12 Educators

As a parent and educator, I have been watching the North Carolina state legislature budget process as I do every year. My livelihood and the...[Read More]

31 May
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