Can California Kids Get Specialty Care Sooner?
Children are more likely to survive when treated by pediatric specialists than those trained to treat adults; but there鈥檚 a shortage of these specialists in California and nationwide.
Body Politics
Can Arizona Win Back the Right to an Abortion?
The Arizona Supreme Court reinstated an 1864 abortion ban鈥攚hich is now fueling voter enthusiasm for a November ballot measure seeking to permanently restore abortion rights.
Serious About Gender Exploration? There鈥檚 a Doula for That.
Just like birth doulas, gender doulas support people at all stages of their gender journey.
Will SCOTUS Revoke Abortion Pill Access?
Justices appeared skeptical of anti-abortion arguments against Mifepristone. Still, the stakes for reproductive health are extremely high.
We Are All Responsible for Making Bathrooms Safer
Transgender and nonbinary people need more than policies to protect their safe access to bathrooms. They need allies.
6 Ways California Can Help Kids With Disabilities Get Care
Experts and disability justice advocates say these changes could help more California families with children who have complex medical needs access the care they鈥榬e entitled to.
A Day in the Life of Parents Caring for a Child With Complex Medical Needs
California offers a suite of programs intended to help parents access medically necessary care for their children, but enrollment is complex, time-consuming, and full of bureaucratic red tape.
Chronicling the Messy Truth of Cancer
After her cervical cancer diagnosis, Caitlin Breedlove sought connection and stories from other survivors, but found them few and far between.
Cop City Is a Disability Justice Issue, Too
Disability justice activists are joining grassroots efforts to shut down Atlanta鈥檚 Cop City, the largest police training campus in the U.S.
Real Climate Solutions Must Include Human Rights
The authors of 鈥淭he Conceivable Future鈥� argue that we should focus less on whether or not to have babies and more on stopping the extraction and burning of fossil fuels.
The Equal Rights Issue Facing Straight Couples (in Bed)
Data shows that straight, cisgender women are much less likely to have orgasms during sex than their cis male partners. Is it possible to remedy this erotic inequality?
New Weight Loss Drugs Aren鈥檛 a Magic Pill
Fat liberation activists worked for decades to celebrate size diversity in our society. Will the new class of popular weight-loss drugs undo that progress?
Pro-Choice Catholics Plaster March for Life With Posters
Jamie L. Mason of Catholics for Choice explained why her organization engaged in counter-protest actions at this year's March for Life.
To the American Right, Trump Can Do No Wrong
Right-wing audiences got a deeply distorted view of the verdict against Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll鈥檚 defamation suit. Media Matters鈥� Courtney Hagle explains why and what to do about it.
The Internet Has Always Been Trans
As early adopters鈥攁nd innovators鈥攐f the internet, transgender people carved out enduring, invaluable safe spaces to find community, support, and themselves online.
Learning to Love What Nourishes My Son
For this California mom, supporting her medically complex son鈥檚 relationship with food meant relinquishing control and embracing what worked.
The Tenderness of Eldercare
How aging caregivers are putting their self-care first.
Menopause Matters
The end of menstruation has been stigmatized and misunderstood. The 鈥渕enopausal multiverse鈥� can change that.
Better With Age
Sex may evolve over the years, but pleasure is timeless.
There鈥檚 No Justification for Destroying Gaza鈥檚 Health Infrastructure
In this op-ed鈥攚hich the Journal of the American Medical Association rejected鈥攖hree doctors say the medical establishment should be morally unambiguous on bombing hospitals.
Lessons From Ohio鈥檚 Abortion Ballot Measure
Voters in Republican-led Ohio elected to enshrine reproductive freedom into the state constitution. Here's what that could mean for the 2024 election.
California Shouldn鈥檛 Ration Care for Disabled Kids
What good is a waiver program intended to help families access in-home care for medically fragile children if the program is full?
Divorcing Love and Marriage from Organized Religion
Religious ideals such as "'Til Death Do Us Part" are hindering intimate relationships from flourishing. Here's one clinical psychologist's secular guide to long-term love.
The Power of Parents Supporting Parents
Parents of disabled children are increasingly connecting with each other to help navigate the complex medical, social, and support systems they must access to care for their kids.
Healing From Purity Culture
How can we transform our relationship with pleasure after religious trauma?
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