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Closing the North Shore Birth Center is reproductive injustice
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 […]
Enough.
Originally published on Medium. It was a Wednesday. I was a high school junior, not yet 17. Throughout the day, I found myself glancing behind me, mentally noting how I could get out of any of my classrooms should the threat arise. At 16, I taught myself situational awareness because just 24 hours before, Dylan […]
I am not your model minority.
Originally published at The Swampscott Reporter. My father is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He came to this country in 1967 from Nara, Japan. He met and married my mother in 1969, in Florida. Five years later, they gave birth to my older sister. “Oh, bless your heart! Did you get her from Vietnam?” My tall, […]
Video: Line of Love Counter Protest
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What Happened When My 3-Year-Old Asked Me About the Orlando Shooting
Originally published on Babble.com. After picking up my son up from daycare, I buckled him into his car seat. “Can we listen to the news?” my 3-year-old asked. “Sure, honey,” I replied. Our local public radio station — like so many media outlets right now — recapped the horrible massacre that happened in Orlando on […]
FLAVNT Streetwear To Launch Trans-Friendly Swimwear & 5 More Companies All About Inclusivity
Originally published at Romper. From Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover debut this past summer as a trans woman to the disappointing defeat of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) Act just last month, trans issues are ever so slowly emerging into mainstream awareness from otherwise marginalized conversation. FLAVNT Streetwear (pronounced “flaunt”) is one such company […]
Satellite Speed: O3b and the Future of Connectivity at Sea
Originally published at Royal PortFolio (archived). Gone are the days of the “communication blackout” from the moment you arrive on board. Have you Instagrammed your cruise holiday selfie or checked into your shore excursion via Facebook? Perhaps shared a Hyperlapse of a stunning sunset at sea? If you have, you’re certainly not alone. Gone are […]
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 […]
I Can’t Do Baby Showers… and 6 Other Things Your Friend with Infertility Wants to Tell You
Originally published at Disney Baby (archived). It’s National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW). This is my fifth NIAW, the first since I gave birth to my son last year. I have these moments when I look at my son Judah in absolute wonder and amazement. I can’t believe he’s really here, I think: I can’t believe […]