This is the new state of healthcare in America, where misogynist laws banning abortion have ushered in an era of sex-segregated medical care for all sorts of ailments and conditions. In states where abortion is banned, there are now de facto two standards of medical care: the one that men are entitled to, and the … Read more
A 14-year-old Tucson girl was denied a refill of a life-saving prescription drug she had been taking for years just two days after Arizona’s new abortion law had taken effect. 14 year old Emma Thompson has debilitating rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis which has kept her in and out of the hospital for most of her … Read more
“These are not just rare anecdotes,” said Jack Resneck, the president of the American Medical Association. “The quantity we’re hearing — and we know we’re only hearing a tiny fraction of what’s going on — is significant.” * “These are not just rare anecdotes,” said Jack Resneck, the president of the American Medical Association. “The … Read more
Noblin is one of the 5 million methotrexate users across the US and one of the country’s many autoimmune patients. Although she was eventually given her prescription, Noblin and other patients are now forced to grapple both with a monthly invasion of privacy at pharmacies that ask them about their reproductive choices as well as … Read more
