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Abortion isn’t the Only Part of Women’s Healthcare That Just Lost Half a Century

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Leading with a diaphragm that will fail 1 in 5 women during a single year over an implant that will fail 1 in 2000 leads to less reproductive empowerment, not more. One might think of it, in fact, as a form of stochastic coercion; you don’t know who is going to get forced by contraceptive failure into a baby they didn’t want, but you know for sure that someone will. Continue reading

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Why I’m No Longer Distraught about Losing Roe

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If the whole point of the abortion fight is that people should be able to form the families of their choosing at the time of their choosing with the partner of their choosing, then there’s a whole lot we can do to advance the cause with or without Roe.   Continue reading

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Can you Count on Social Security as Part of Your Retirement? Yes. Here’s Why.

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Social Security is in better shape than most people think. As a young adult—almost forty years ago—I assumed that Social Security would be bankrupt by the time I was ready to retire. That was the word on the street. Today … Continue reading

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A Dozen Ways a Smaller, Older Population Might be Awesome

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We have lots of reasons to look to a changing demographic future with curiosity and optimism. While many of us fret about unaffordable housing or traffic jams caused in part by population pressures, a trending chorus of depopulation doomsaying laments … Continue reading

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On Mother’s Day I’m Grateful for One Special Abortion Provider and a Whole Line of Healthcare Professionals Who Came Before Her

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Raising two kind, curious daughters with my husband, Brian, has been the most meaningful, wonder-filled adventure of my life. That is why, on Mother’s Day, I find myself feeling profoundly grateful to the healthcare providers who made possible these twenty-five … Continue reading

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