A Merry-Go-Round of Abortion Policies Impacts Georgia’s Lowest-Income Women
A battle for reproductive justice is playing out after Georgia’s trigger abortion ban went into effect post-Roe.
Category: Health Care
A Stronger Social Safety Net Could Help With the Diabetes Epidemic
This disease cost my father his life. On National Diabetes Month, I’m calling for stronger income support and healthcare programs for everyone.
Anti-Abortion Laws Impact All Kinds of Medical Treatments
Based on my personal experience, I can easily see the ripple effects of lawmakers venturing into territory where they don’t belong.
For Black Mothers Like Me, The Reality of Mortality Rates Can Overshadow the Joy of Childbirth
As empowered as having a doula helped me feel before giving birth to my daughter, I knew the cards were stacked against me. We must address the structural racism and implicit bias in our healthcare system.
No One Should Have to Choose Between Their Home or Their Health
No thinker, philosopher or theologian can tell you whether sickness or homelessness is more frightening. With the onset of the pandemic, millions of Americans have now experienced the fear of…
Black Americans story with COVID-19 is no different
By Ponsella Hardaway, Executive Director for MOSES Action, and Dr. Seft Hunter, Director of Black Led Organizing for Community Change Action Black Americans have historically been disproportionately impacted by chronic…
On Movember, let’s address the need of creating safe spaces for men
I’m a man who painstakingly attends to my mental health every day. This isn’t because I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder when I was 31 years old. A condition…
Black Mothers Shouldn’t Have to Risk Death to Start A Family
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a study concluding that the rate of maternal mortality for mothers of color is rising — and that pregnant people…
Uninsured and afraid
Other than the time when I was a young bride expecting my first child, I’ve had health insurance. Back then, my job as a receptionist didn’t offer coverage nor did…
In the midterm elections voters sent a message: Affordable health care is a right
Among the many takeaways from the 2018 midterm elections is the irrefutable fact that the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. Americans from red states and blue states used…