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Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors: New Law Offers Healing

Content Warning: This article accommodates descriptions of sexual assault.   Marissa Hoechstetter knew issues weren’t fairly proper. First, there was the query about orgasms posed by Robert Hadden, the older male physician who grew to become her OB/GYN. Then, in a follow-up appointment early on in her being pregnant, his “overly-handsy” breast examination. It was […]

Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law

Oct. 19, 2021 The Department of Justice has filed a quick requesting the U.S. Supreme Court briefly block a extremely restrictive abortion legislation in Texas. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has requested officers in Texas to file a response to the Justice Department by midday Thursday, which means the High Court could act […]

WHO Honors Henrietta Lacks as Family Pursues Justice

Oct. 14, 2021 — Henrietta Lacks, the Black girl whose cells had been infamously taken with out her data for scientific analysis, was honored this week by the World Heath Organization as her household continues the battle to guard her legacy. Lacks’s cells, generally referred to as “HeLa,” are the one recognized human cells that […]