Are adolescents mature enough to make their own decisions when it comes to their medical care? If so, should those […]
The Forgotten: Adults with Developmental Disabilities During COVID-19
“It’s time to put on hand sanitizer, Beth*,” I say as we get back in the car after visiting the […]
Saving the Children: Is International Adoption Really the Answer?
The year 2021 marks thirty years since the United States first issued immigrant visas to Chinese orphans, signaling the beginning […]
The Fifth Vital Sign: How the Pain Scale Fails Us
Last October, I slumped in a chair at the doctor’s office while a nurse asked me if I felt any […]
Post-Pandemic Architecture Needs to Be Healthier
As an architecture student, I’d normally be building a model in my studio on campus right now. Instead, six months […]
Tracing the Red in “Redbone”: Colorism and Misogyny in Black History
“My peanut butter chocolate cake with Kool-Aid” – this line from the 2016 song “Redbone” by Childish Gambino (aka Donald […]
¡Escúchanos! Immigration and Reproductive Politics
Two years ago, the case of a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant catalyzed the creation of a class action suit from the […]
How Perceived Racial Differences Created a Crisis in Black Women’s Healthcare
In 2016, a black baby born in Charlottesville, Virginia, was almost ten times more likely than a white baby to […]
Hijabophobia: An Unseen but Entirely Visible Force
In August 2017, a burqa-clad woman stepped into the chambers of the Australian parliament and sat down. To the individuals […]
More than Accomplices: The Crimes of Hitler’s Female SS
[gblockquote source=’Excerpt from the interrogation of Erna Petri’]I did not want to stand behind the SS men. I wanted to […]