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Returning to Our Roots: Herbalism as a Liberatory Practice

Oct 07, 2024 / Angel W.
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 …
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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 …

Resisting the Temptation to Freeze

Apr 28, 2025 / Ai Star / Our Folks
The first three months of 2025 have been overwhelming, to say the least. Our current  political and social climate is yielding an information overload in …

The Adoption Industry: Family Planning Tool or Reproductive Injustice?

Apr 25, 2025 / Ai Star / Our Folks
In 2022, an estimated 80,598 children were adopted in the U.S. Adoption is often considered a noble endeavor, a life-changing opportunity, and a mutually beneficial …

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Statement on SAVE Act Passing in the House

Apr 10, 2025 / Press Release
Statement from Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, on passage of the SAVE Act in the House:  “Let’s …

Statement on FDA and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Confirmations

Apr 08, 2025 / Press Release
Statement from Daniela Ochoa Diaz, Senior Director of Policy at URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, on recent administration confirmations:   “In the past two weeks, …

Statement on the Importance of EMTALA for Young Pregnant People 

Mar 05, 2025 / Press Release
Kimberly Inez McGuire, Executive Director of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity, released the following statement after the Trump administration moved to dismiss a …

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Abortion in Alabama Factsheet

May 07, 2025 / Factsheet
Alabama has long been amongst states within the U.S. to have the harshest laws, restrictions, and bans regarding abortion access. Since the overturning of Roe …

Menstrual Equity in Alabama

May 07, 2025 / Factsheet
Menstrual inequity, period poverty, and economic hardship are ongoing issues impacting people throughout Alabama. Period poverty is a lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, …

Student Right to Access Act Info Sheet

Mar 25, 2025 / Factsheet
The Student Right to Access Act was passed in 2019. This law mandated all California public universities provide medication abortion on campus starting January 1, …

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