The Supreme Court has rebuffed efforts by Louisiana and several other states to block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.
Category: Health Care
Art Fundraiser for Reproductive Justice
December 6, 2018While art, booze, music and neon lights were a part of the event, the main focus for me was the New Orleans Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Socialist Feminist Caucus’s Fundraiser for Reproductive Justice.
Stop Using Teen Pregnancy Prevention as Justification for Sex Education
December 3, 2018Dr. Clare Daniel gives her take as to why we shouldn’t use teen pregnancy prevention as a justification for sex ed.
Giving Birth in New Orleans
December 1, 2018When it comes to quality of care, New Orleans moms are lucky. Every hospital features a Level III NICU.
Tourette’s Syndrome, A Personal Account
December 1, 2018Often a tic begins with what some call an obsession (hence Tourette’s Syndrome’s vague categorization as an obsessive-compulsive disorder), an unpleasant thought or image that lingers in one’s mind until they succumb to the compulsion to make tic. This alleviates the mental discomfort, but then others’ response to the tic often becomes the problem, causing sadness, stress, and anxiety causing further tics. It’s a vicious cycle.
STD Testing in New Orleans; Hurdles and Hopes
November 1, 2018Breaking down the stigmas surrounding STD testing is another hugely important area in which there have been great strides within this city, but there are still more to be made.
Muck Everlasting: The Trials and Pain of Gordon Plaza
October 1, 2018“I want a dyke for president. I want a person with aids for president and I want a fag for vice president and I want someone with no health insurance and I want someone who grew up in a place where the earth is so saturated with toxic waste that they didn’t have a […]
Marijuana Reform and Social Justice
October 1, 2018The state of Louisiana has more for-profit prisons than any other state, which unsurprisingly brings one out of every 86 adults behind bars. Yes, medical marijuana policy is inciting positive change, but this change must move more quickly. People’s lives are at stake, specifically those in marginalized groups who already face oppression! Louisiana incarceration […]
Mental Illness in the New Orleans Black Community
September 1, 2018Mental health issues affect everyone; mental illness is indiscriminate of variables such as race, ethnicity and gender. However, there are factors particular to the African American community that can perpetuate the predisposition.
Marijuana Reform in Colorado; an Example for Louisiana?
September 1, 2018In Colorado, money put in the “Marijuana Tax Cash Fund” is going towards low income housing plans, mental health support for incarcerated individuals, and health plans in schools. These accumulated funds are going towards incredibly worthwhile programs; many of which New Orleans desperately needs.
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