For low-income, rural, and uninsured women across the state, the Healthy Texas Women program means access to lifesaving medical care—and it may soon disappear.
A bill seeking to end the practice has languished without a hearing. Bill sponsor Athena Salman is not giving up, and neither are pregnant people in custody.
The health care system often neglects women and people with uteruses. For those who suffer from invisible diseases, informing oneself can be life-saving work.
As we observe Black Maternal Health Week, it’s essential that we heed the lessons of maternal mortality review committees and press for life-saving support for pregnant Black people.
No pill, intrauterine device, or ultra-ribbed piece of rubber could provide the sexual liberation I experience practicing a method associated with anti-choice religious zealots.