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Abortion: Always & Forever

Feb 18, 2026 / Nadia L / Our Folks / Voices
*While the term “women” is used in this piece, this essay implicates people of all genders who have uteruses, can give birth, and have abortions. … Read More

Dismissed Pain During IUD Insertion And A Better Path Forward

Feb 18, 2026 / Lily O / Our Folks / Voices
Dismissed Pain During IUD Insertion And A Better Path Forward Intrauterine devices, commonly referred to as IUDs, are a form of birth control and hormonal … Read More

The Price of "Pure": How Purity Culture Became Policy in Alabama

Feb 11, 2026 / Manny M. / Our Folks
According to Verywell Mind, purity culture is an ideology that turns sexual abstinence outside of heterosexual marriage into moral currency at the cost of bodily … Read More

The Criminalization of Stillbirths in the United States

Dec 02, 2025 / Lily O / Our Folks / Voices
Every day in the United States, sixty pregnancies end in fetal death after twenty weeks, otherwise known as a stillbirth. Incorrectly assumed to be a … Read More

The History & Necessity of Black Birthworkers

Dec 02, 2025 / Nadia L / Our Folks / Voices
Note: *While the terms “women” and “maternal” are used in this piece, this essay refers to people of all genders who can give birth. Black … Read More

Reclaiming Bodies, Desire, and Autonomy: Inclusive Sex Education in Action

Nov 13, 2025 / Manny M. / Our Folks / Voices
Not all sexual education is created equal. Indeed, the two most common approaches – abstinence and comprehensive sexual education (CSE) differ significantly in how they … Read More

Xenomorphs and Forced Gestation: A Reproductive Case Study of the Alien Franchise

Nov 13, 2025 / Lily O / Our Folks / Voices
In 2022, multiple abortion bans were passed across the country, some of the most restrictive of which were passed in states like Florida, Georgia, Iowa, … Read More

COVID-19 & Disability Justice

Nov 04, 2025 / Nadia L / Our Folks / Voices
Masking has been such a contentious issue since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that social media campaigns like “Black and Masked” have emerged to … Read More

Returning to Our Roots: Herbalism as a Liberatory Practice

May 13, 2025 / Angel W. / Our Folks
When you’re feeling sick, what do you do? Go to the doctor? Maybe take a trip to your local CVS? Many of us have become … Read More

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