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Healthcare is a Human Right – Feminist Campus

WebHealthcare is a Human Right. …is a human right is a series exploring how the fight for women’s rights is a fight for human rights. By analyzing and referencing the concept of “human rights” through a gender-specific lens, we do the ultimate service to the …

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4 Reasons Why Mental Health is a Feminist Issue

WebPeople with marginalized identities are taught not to love themselves. Feminism stands firmly against that notion and teaches lessons of how to care for oneself. Self-love is revolution. 3. Because the brain is an organ, and a very important one, caring …

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What My College Got Wrong About Mental Health Care

Web1. CW: Mental illness, suicide, self-harm. The first two colleges I tried couldn’t have been more different. After high school, I started out at a military officer commissioning college, later transferring to an experimental college in Massachusetts. During this time I …

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I Used Euki for Two Weeks and I Have Thoughts

WebAfter using Euki for two weeks, here are my thoughts: As an app for tracking sexual and menstrual health, Euki works like many other apps with similar designs. The user can track their period, detailing everything from how heavy their flow is to what …

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You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Healthcare – Feminist Campus

WebSeventeen months ago I was driving back to New York with some new friends from the 2010 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference when the announcement came through – the Affordable Care Act was on its way to the President’s desk. In July, I sat in the …

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Expanding Access to Birth Control – Feminist Campus

WebBirth control is used for many things, including managing health concerns like PCOS and endometriosis, mitigating symptoms of PMS and PMDD, and reducing acne. However, birth control’s main goal is pregnancy prevention: contraception plays an important role in …

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Think You’re Covered

WebOriginally posted at the ACLU Blog of Rights. If you were faced with the decision of having an abortion, would your health insurance cover it? This is a question that many women have probably never considered.

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#MyBodyMyBC: 25 Reasons Why We Need To Defend Birth …

WebThe ACA birth control benefit requires insurance companies to cover FDA-approved contraceptives in all plans, meaning millions of women who receive their health insurance through their employers are now receiving birth control pills, IUDs, and emergency …

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Walk for Choice and Rally for Women’s Health – Feminist Campus

WebFeminists gathered in 55 cities worldwide on Saturday in a “Walk for Choice,” spurred by a recent wave of anti-abortion legislation in the U.S. Congress that detractors have dubbed “the War on Women.”. In New York City, thousands convened in front of the U.S. …

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Here’s How You Can Support Clinics and Abortion Providers in …

WebThis week, Operation Save America (OSA) is in Montgomery, Alabama, demonstrating against the only clinic left in the city. OSA, one of the most radical anti-choice groups in the country, will not be picketing alone, as they will be joined by Alabama’s …

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The 13 States Where You Can Access Abortion By Mail

WebTelAbortion is currently operating in 13 states, including Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington. While expansion to serve patients in other states is unlikely …

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Regulate Fake Clinics in NYC! – Feminist Campus

WebYesterday the New York City Council held a hearing to debate Intro 371, which would require fake clinics in the 5 boroughs of NYC to post a sign on their entrances (in English and Spanish) to state that they do not provide services or referrals for contraception or …

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Welcome Summer 2016 Interns: Part 3 – Feminist Campus

WebLiz Griesmer College/University and Major: Vassar College, Political Science and French & Francophone Studies FMF Projects: ERA, Feminist Newswire What Feminist issue are you most passionate about: Gender-based violence, Intersectional Feminism, Global …

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So, I Did A Thing And Got Tested For STDs – Feminist Campus

WebThe physician’s assistant left the examination room and came back a minute later. “I was looking for a child-size speculum,” she explained. “You have a really small vagina.”. It was weird. In addition to having a physical exam for the yeast infection and …

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How to Host a Birth Control Clinic in 3 Easy Steps

WebFordham LSRJ wanted to provide Fordham students with a way to have access to doctors and birth control prescriptions. Here’s how we did it: Step One: Identify a Specific Problem. The problem that we chose to tackle was the fact that there was no …

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Abortion Care IS Essential Healthcare – Feminist Campus

WebMeasures taken by these states to limit abortion care have come after medical professionals have halted elective surgeries and non-essential procedures in order to prepare for an influx of COVID-19-positive patients; however, the notion that abortion is …

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Protect Title IX: 5 Ways You Can Take Action on Your Campus

WebThese inhumane measures take away the rights of students to have access to education free from violence. All students deserve the right to a safe and meaningful education. Support survivors: Provide ways to support survivors on your campus. …

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Safe and Legal Abortion Access Should Not Depend on Your Zip …

WebToday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for June Medical Services v. Russo to analyze the unconstitutionality of Louisiana’s admitting privileges law. Since 2001, anti-abortion politicians have pushed nearly 450 restrictive laws through …

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A Message about Birth Control from the 71% – Feminist Campus

WebGrowing up a New Yorker, I was fortunate enough to live in a state that mandated insurance plans cover birth control. Growing up the daughter of a nurse who was employed by a Catholic hospital, I was not fortunate enough to ever actually reap the benefits of this policy.

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NYC Passes Bill to Regulate Crisis Pregnancy Centers!

WebAs part of a new national trend, states are attempting to expose the deception of Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) and New York has taken the lead and passed a historic city ordinance that will regulate fake clinics in being truthful on what types of services …

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Expose Fake Clinics – Feminist Campus

WebIn 2015, California’s “FACT (Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency) Act” was signed into law. The FACT Act was designed to mitigate the deception of fake clinics, and among other things, required unlicensed facilities offering …

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