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Apr 26, 20224 min read
“You’re Not Alone”: The Work of Florida’s JMJ Pregnancy Center
by John Whitehead — Florida recently adopted a new law on “Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality” that, among other measures, bans many...
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Jan 28, 20223 min read
"Precious": Finding Hope Amid Tragedy
by Christy Yao Pellicioni — Warning: Spoilers. Precious was the first movie to give me nightmares in a while. It's not a particularly...
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Jan 26, 20224 min read
Help for Pregnant Women
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — I consider myself lucky to live in Maryland, and even luckier to be pregnant in this great state. Maryland...
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Jan 18, 20226 min read
Prenatal Testing, Disabilities, and A Cause for Hope
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — It was a hot day in July when I was finally over the worst of my “morning” (i.e., all the time) sickness,...
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Nov 19, 20213 min read
Pregnancy and Eugenics
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Growing up pro-life, I heard the word “eugenics” tossed around often, even from an early age. I became...
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Nov 6, 20213 min read
Paid Maternity Leave: Popular and Feasible!
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Paid maternity leave is a popular idea. A Pew study found that 82% of Americans support mandatory paid leave...
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Nov 3, 20213 min read
Maternity Leave: Is It That Big of a Deal?
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Lately, my crusade for maternity leave at work has felt like a logic puzzle that no one will explain the...
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Oct 22, 20213 min read
The United States of No Maternity Leave
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — A few years ago, I realized that I’ve long held two conflicting typically conservative beliefs: America is...
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Oct 15, 20212 min read
Maternity Leave: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — Last fall, I took a class called “Writing for Social Change.” Our class focused on writing for a Baltimore...
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Oct 9, 20212 min read
Progressive, Pro-Life, and Pregnant: An Introduction
by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — In my last post for Rehumanize, I wrote about how being pregnant had affected my pro-life beliefs. It had...
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Mar 5, 20214 min read
Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates
by Stephanie Hauer — Welcoming a baby to the world outside the womb is exciting, but giving birth can be scary. The reality is that...
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Mar 28, 20196 min read
Getting to the Rainbow during a Storm: Pregnancy After Loss
by Luisa Bearden — Pregnancy is supposed to be such an exciting time. For many, those two lines on the pregnancy test represent the...
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Feb 11, 20193 min read
Reversing the Abortion Pill
by Stephanie Hauer — Emily was only nineteen years old when she found herself pregnant unexpectedly. Though she was building a good life...
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Aug 24, 20184 min read
Pregnancy in Prison: Shackles and Separation
By Aimee Murphy — The female prison population has risen significantly in recent years, with in increase of 800% since the 1970s- twice...
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Aug 23, 20184 min read
Contemporary Eugenics in US Prisons
By Aimee Murphy — Editor's Note: This is part 2 of a 2 part series on forced sterilization of incarcerated humans. It is also part of our...
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Dec 20, 201110 min read
Never a Disappointment: A Short Story
BY ANGEL ARMSTEAD "You're pregnant again?" I quickly glanced around us. "Quiet. I don't want everyone in Wal-Mart knowing my business."...
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Sep 13, 20116 min read
Family Planning Freedom is Pro-Life
BY MARY KRANE DERR The right to access the full range of voluntary family planning methods is often neglected or actively undermined in...
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