Fifty years ago, the notion of Ireland as one of the leading countries on transgender recognition would have been laughable. […]
“Your God Cannot Be Mine:” British Reactions to the 1992 Irish X Case
Around the world, abortion and reproductive rights are under fire.[1] Women in the Irish Free State are all too familiar […]
Confining yet Convenient: Using Gender Norms to Defend Oneself in Cases of Rural Spousal Violence in Post-Independence Ireland
Before divorce was legalized in Ireland in 1995, spouses desperate for freedom from an unhappy marriage sometimes turned to killing […]
Through the Lens of Dance Medicine: Shared Identity in Patient-Provider Relationships
Does a diabetes educator need to be a person with diabetes to provide quality services to a patient? Does a […]
Sexual Education in Schools: The Harm of Exclusion
We teach our children about the birds and the bees, but for some, this talk is as foreign as the […]
The Nayikas of the Natyashastra: Reflections on Fatphobia and Colorism in India
“Tujhe dekh ke goriye, Beyonce sharma jaayegi” – Your beauty, o fair skinned girl, puts even Beyonce to shame. Such […]
A Study of PCOS: Why Are Doctors So Fixated on Fertility?
“The medical industry is always trying to preserve women’s ovaries to have a baby,” lamented Erin Barnett, a woman with […]
Looking Back to Look Forward: Learning from the Boston Women’s Health Center in a Post-Dobbs World
On Friday, June 24th, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. A contested court case that faced […]
Incarcerated and Infected: The Fragility of Our State Prison System During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the face of the COVID-19 global pandemic crisis, policymakers were forced to answer hard-hitting ethical questions: how would resources […]
Language Barriers and Poorer Health Outcomes
“I’m sorry to say this but we’ve found evidence of myocardial ischemia in your aortic valve. Now, we can either […]
