These remarks were offered as public testimony to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health held a public hearing on the proposed closure of the North Shore Birth Center at Beverly Hospital by Beth Israel Lahey Health. More than forty members of the public—including several […]
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So, About Trump’s “American Carnage” Comment…
Originally published at Romper. Donald J. Trump has just been inaugurated as the 45 President of the United States. In his first speech as president, Trump referred to what’s happening in this country as “American carnage.” Trump’s inauguration speech seems to have colored the nation with a dark wash of doom and gloom, which is […]
2016’s Motherhood Report Card: How Did We Do?
Originally published at Romper. It’s that time of year again — when retrospectives of the year past are as ubiquitous as peppermint mochas. As 2016 draws to a close, you’ll have plenty of lists and roundups on everything from the best and worst of entertainment, to the biggest headlines, to the ever depressing “Here’s All […]
Why Comparing Trump’s Election To Republicans’ Loss In 2008 Is Misguided Gaslighting
Originally published at Romper. It hasn’t even been a week since the election and its results that shocked large swaths of Americans, and still — protestors continue to take to the streets in their communities to protest against President-elect Donald Trump. Responses to Trump’s presidential victory have spanned just about all the five stages of […]
Anti-Trump Protests Around The Country Are About Solidarity & First Amendment Rights
Originally published at Romper. Stronger, Together: That has been former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign slogan and rallying cry for the past year and a half. Even on Wednesday morning, as Clinton gave her concession speech, she encouraged and reminded supporters there is still much work yet to be done, saying, “We need […]
Trump’s Claims The Election Is “Rigged” Against Him Are Un-American, Paranoid, & Dangerous
Originally published at Romper. With only three weeks until the election, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is in that last, desperate dash to snag every undecided voter he can. That sprint to the election finish line has been beset with plenty of hurdles tumbling out of Trump’s own mouth — almost too many almost to […]
The Law Bans IVF For Veterans, But That Could Finally Change
Right there is the gaping logical and moral disconnect caused by the VA ban on IVF: Our servicemen and women are voluntarily willing to give their lives fighting for the country and American families — but when they return home, the very agency that should help them have families of their own is legally banned […]
Personhood Amendments Would Hurt Families Who Want Children
Originally published at Rewire News Group. The amendments in Colorado and North Dakota giving legal rights to fetuses would leave people seeking in vitro fertilization in the dust. Next week, voters in Colorado and North Dakota will take to the polls to vote on amendments that would give legal rights to zygotes, embryos, and fetuses, also […]
