Health Care Isn’t a ‘Market’, It’s a Public Good—and Legislators Would Do Well to Remember That
If you believe that health care is just like any other free-market enterprise, then it's fine for millions of poor people to lose coverage.
News
Missouri Republicans’ Ban on Abortion ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Might Not Actually Do Anything
GOP lawmakers are attacking a St. Louis anti-discrimination ordinance for something it doesn't even do.
Ohio GOP Could Again Jam Anti-Choice Measures Into Budget
“Let’s call this what it is: part of a broader effort to end access to safe, legal abortion in Ohio."
Maine Republicans Are Again Trying to Make a Fetus a Person
The legislation allows a person to file a wrongful death suit for actions leading to the death of an "unborn viable fetus," which is defined as at least 24 weeks' gestation.
Republican Karen Handel Wins Georgia Special Election
Handel will now represent her district in the House, where she will be able to add her voice to the chorus of Republicans seeking to repeal the Affordable Care Act and roll back access to reproductive health care.
Commentary
How a Little-Known Provision of an Existing Law Could Lead to Geo-Tracking of People With Disabilities
I have spent the past seven months gravely concerned for my future. With the imminent repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the subsequent massive cuts to Medicaid, my ability to receive the necessary supports to live and work in my community is at great risk. This will place me further at harm.
A Deadly Three Minutes: The Web of Police Violence That Killed Charleena Lyles
Bias against Black mothers, perceptions of people in mental health crisis, and policing of poverty may have all played a role in the fatal shooting of the 30-year-old pregnant Seattle woman.
Analysis
The Logic—or Lack Thereof—Behind the Fifth Circuit’s Decision to Lift an Injunction of an Anti-LGBTQ Law
“This decision is not only deeply upsetting for the rights of LGBT individuals living in Mississippi, but also for the protection of religious liberty in our country,” Roberta Kaplan, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, said in a statement.
Multimedia
CHOICE/LESS: The Backstory, Episode 4: Tuskegee Was the ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
In the final episode of the miniseries CHOICE/LESS: The Backstory, one of the men who blew the whistle on the "Tuskegee Study" talks about that experience, the study's legacy, and what we can learn from this page of history.
Investigations
Group Behind Planned Parenthood Attack Videos Raised $450,000 in 2015, But Donors Still Shadowy
The Center for Medical Progress fought all the way to the Supreme Court in late 2015 to try to avoid handing over information containing the identity of “supporters."
Trump Administration at Odds With Scientists and Advocates
In particular, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price is connected to the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, an extreme libertarian doctors group that espouses many of the lies about abortion safety long rejected by the medical and scientific communities.
HHS Secretary Sells Off Controversial Stock Amid Questions Over His Ethical Judgment
Price may hope the divestitures will bring an end to the questions over his judgment when it came to investing in companies whose futures he could help determine. Yet, there is enough information on the public record to continue to cast the specter of doubt.
Georgia Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging 20-Week Abortion Ban—But Don’t Lose Hope Yet
The defendants moved to dismiss the case on the grounds of sovereign immunity, a judicial doctrine that bars people from suing a state or its political subdivisions, agencies, and departments without the state’s consent.
Culture & Conversation
‘Scattered Seeds’: New Book Gives Inside Look at the Business, Families of Sperm Donation
Journalist Jacqueline Mroz argues that sperm donation makes having children accessible for more people. But it also raises questions about bias, privacy, and the gene pool.
Beyoncé’s a Grown Woman, and She’s Chosen Home Birth
The superstar has a luxury so many birthing people of color don’t possess: the wherewithal to buy her way out of a system that won’t meet her needs.
‘Loving’ and the Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement
Sheryll Cashin's new book, Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy, is perfectly timed and should be consumed in its entirety by those seeking a deeper examination of how white supremacy worked historically.
Alaska Republican Claims Women Get Pregnant on Purpose for Free Seattle Trips
Nobody wants to see the Space Needle that badly.
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Editorial
A Democrat and a Republican Ignore Science to Mandate Ill-Conceived Parental Consent for Abortion
Two governors, a Democrat and a Republican, have signed ill-conceived laws mandating parental consent for abortion.
Gavel Drop: Trump Finally Makes a Handful of U.S. Attorney Nominations
Trump can stop blaming Democrats for holding up his U.S. attorney nominations. He never gave legislators names for consideration until last week.
RH Wire
- The Office For Civil Rights Issues New Rules Regarding Transgender Students HuffPost
- The country’s largest medical organization is protecting transgender people from ‘bathroom bills’ ThinkProgress
- New Magazine Aims to Illuminate Asian Americans in All Their Complexity Colorlines
- Being Freaked Out by Gay and Trans People Is Still a Legal Murder Defense in 48 States Vice
- Americans should be more afraid of HPV Vox
- MAGA Hats Are the Newest Form of Pre-Teen Rebellion Racked
- Medicaid Cuts In Wisconsin Would Undermine Training For Adults With Disabilities NPR
- A New Southern Baptist Bible Changes “Brothers” to “Brothers and Sisters.” That’s a Step in the Right Direction. Slate
