This essay is the second of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. Find the first part here. […]
After a Miscarriage, What Happens to the Fetus? The History is Complicated.
This essay is part one of a two-part series on fetal remains and cultural politics. Find the second part here. […]
The Design of Motherhood: MAD’s Exhibition is Personal and Profound
A friend of mine, a Catholic priest, says that everyone cries at weddings, but each for their own reason. Some […]
After the Spike: A Liberal Argument for More Babies
“The Spike” – that is what demographer-economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso call the dramatic rise in the world population […]
Miscarriage is a Crime Again
In 1650, a young, single English servant named Anne Greene miscarried into the privy and did not tell anyone. We […]
The US Department of Health and Human Services: Its Importance in the Past and Present
We, as historians of medicine, express our support for the federal agencies and regulations that protect and promote human health. […]
“Tampon Tim” and the Politics of Periods
“Tampon Tim,” Stephen Miller sneered, referring to the legislation Governor Tim Walz signed requiring schools to provide free menstrual products […]
Bishops and Politicians in the Delivery Room: A Review of Bishops and Bodies: Reproductive Care in American Catholic Hospitals
“There are some situations where the mother may in fact die along with her child. But—and this is the Catholic […]
Fit Nation: A Conversation with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
Lara: Natalia, I really enjoyed your new book, Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession. I recognized so much […]
Law, Medicine, Women’s Authority, and the History of Troubled Births: Review of Proving Pregnancy
With Roe v Wade upended, the balance of power and authority among lawmakers, medical practitioners, and pregnant and birthing people […]
