I never understood the idea of women having to be virgins until marriage and men having all of the sexual experience by the time they...[Read More]
Reproductive Health
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Are you aware that your taxpayer dollars are funding anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs)? When I first found out that North Carolina was funding CPCs...[Read More]
Crimson tide, Aunt Flo, lady business, that time of the month, Carrie – the list goes on. The number of euphemisms used to avoid saying...[Read More]
Abortion RightsFamily IssuesGeneralMyBodyNCPoverty IssuesPregnancyReproductive HealthReproductive RightsSelf CareSelf Care
In December 2019, Women Advance will be rerunning some of our favorite stories during the year. There are too many amazing stories to highlight, but...[Read More]
Abortion RightsBudget Policy & PrioritiesCurrent EventsFamily IssuesHealth, Wellness, and PreventionLGBTQIAMyBodyNCPolitics/Public PolicyReproductive HealthReproductive RightsSelf CareSelf Care
Over the past week, articles about Title X, Planned Parenthood and the Trump Administration have been all over the news. If you’ve read any of...[Read More]
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When communications director Jo DeLosSantos led the way in sharing abortion stories for our July #MyBodyNC Campaign, we knew it wouldn’t be easy. As she...[Read More]
Abortion RightsBudget Policy & PrioritiesGeneralHealth, Wellness, and PreventionHIV/AIDS PreventionLGBTQIAMyBodyNCPolitics/Public PolicyReproductive HealthReproductive Rights
Buried amidst candidate town halls, presidential tweets, and memorials to the 75th anniversary of D Day in early June, the Trump Administration began a campaign...[Read More]
Abortion RightsAlcohol & Substance Abuse PreventionGeneralMyBodyNCPoverty IssuesReproductive HealthReproductive RightsWorking Families
Where I come from, homes aren’t typically built on happiness, financial stability and mutual trust. Families are centered around desperation, jealousy and poverty. People barely...[Read More]
Abortion RightsGeneralHealth, Wellness, and PreventionLGBTQIAMaternal MortalityMyBodyNCReproductive HealthReproductive RightsSelf CareSelf CareTrauma
April 11, 2015 was my daughter’s fifth birthday party. In the pictures from that day, I am wearing a knee-length fluttery skirt and an aqua...[Read More]
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]