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Telemedicine Abortion Provider Melissa Grant: ‘Abortion? Yeah, We Do That.’

Telemedicine Abortion Provider Melissa Grant: “Abortion? Yeah, We Do That.”

A range of telemedicine abortion providers are springing up in the U.S. in response to the removal of FDA restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone. Abortion provider carafem now offers telemedicine abortion in 11 states—Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia and Vermont—plus the District of Columbia.

“We are crystal clear about what we do. Hence the tagline, ‘Abortion. Yeah, we do that,'” said Melissa Grant, carafem’s chief operations officer.

I’m 18 and I’m Afraid: The Looming Threat of On-Campus Sexual Assault

Social media has allowed students attending universities across the U.S. to connect and share stories of harassment and sexual assault on campus—increasing awareness, protecting their peers and motivating universities to take action.

Students discuss how they want to see their school take action and how to dismantle the pervasive campus culture which condones predatory actions.

Let Me Not Forget: Harriet Tubman’s Enduring Speculative Visions

The slave trade and the ensuing centuries of plantation slavery across the Atlantic world were marked by dehumanization, avarice and barbarity. During slavery, such creative employments of the imagination turned the intended financial returns in slavery speculation on their head with African diasporans taking back control over their bodies through covert and overt forms of resistance and flight.

Harriet Tubman’s continued embrace of liberatory visions for the future reminds us of the necessity of intentional organizing, insisting on re-narrativizing master accounts to get at the truth, and proceeding speculatively to truly live: Let [us] not forget/be free or die. 

Jex Blackmore Swallows Abortion Pill on Fox News: “It’s Literally This Easy”

Jex Blackmore Swallows Abortion Pill on Fox News

Activist Jex Blackmore took an abortion pill live on Fox News. Ms. spoke with Blackmore about activism, art and direct action.

“People really believe it should be hard to find out about abortion. It should be difficult to make the decision. And for those reasons, I think it was absolutely the right way to go because that kind of narrative does nobody any good.”

Care For the Caregivers: COVID Has Transformed Academic Medicine. How Can We Support Teaching Physicians?

Care For the Caregivers: COVID Has Transformed Academic Medicine. How Can We Support Teaching Physicians?

Clinical scientists often juggle research responsibilities, teaching and mentoring students, and caring for patients, along with their family, home and childcare responsibilities outside of work. The demands made of them only grew during the pandemic, especially for women scientists and scientists of color.

The COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (or FRCS) grant is made up of $12.1 million awarded to 22 medical schools across the United States, designed to support caregivers in the workplace.

Fifteen Minutes of Feminism: The Feminist Fight for $15 (with SEIU President Mary Kay Henry)

Background Reading: Trickle-Up Economics: The Macroeconomic Impact of Investing in Care Work I Was Sexually Harassed at McDonald’s. Now I Know Why McDonald’s Ignored My Complaints. Feminists Unite Against Sexual Harassment and Subminimum Wages Plaguing Service Workers Why Increasing the Minimum Wage Could Help Close the Gender Wage Gap The Feminist Case for Raising the […]

Cancer and COVID: Avoiding Delays In Treatment and Research Saves Lives and Families—Including Mine

Cancer and COVID: Avoiding Delays In Treatment and Research Saves Lives and Families

Decreased screening rates and fear of COVID has delayed cancer diagnoses for many, delaying treatment and possibly worsening outcomes for cancer patients. Pandemic related reduction of cancer research and treatment threatens to derail future efforts to find more effective detection and treatment methods. Similar to COVID-19, the disparities have disproportionately impacted communities of color.

Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Empire Was Built on the Abuse of Women

Hugh Hefner eventually became the darling of high society and the media. But it wasn’t luxury, sensuality or independence that Hefner was selling. He was only ever hawking old-fashioned misogyny. Now, we have irrefutable proof that Hefner’s empire was built on the horrific abuse of women.

A new documentary series on A&E, Secrets of Playboy, shows what feminists always knew: Hugh Hefner was a vile misogynist.