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Jewel is a student in her early 20s who lives in Texas. When her doctor confirmed she was pregnant, Jewel felt panicked. She knew it wasn’t the right time for her to have a child, and that abortion was illegal in her state. (Erika Bliss, Joan Fleischman and Michele Gomez, 1/22)

These so-called “fetal heartbeat laws” and their underlying talking point that abortion “stops a beating heart” are not only scientifically inaccurate, but they are also morally unsound. (Christina Han and Cara C. Heuser, 1/23)

On Friday, members of the right to life movement converged on Washington to mark the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. They were also celebrating last June’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision which abrogated it. Among my friends – many of them veterans of the 1970s women’s rights campaigns – there’s no celebration. (Claudia Dreifus, 1/21)

I‌‌t’s become common for people to use diagnostic terms to describe themselves, saying that they are “sort of autistic” or “a bit bipolar” or “‌‌a little ‌OCD.”‌ Some say they are “addicted” to Twitter. Or they casually toss around trauma-therapy terms like being “triggered.” (Maia Szalavitz, 1/22)

"One out of every three rural physicians reports planning to leave their profession within the next five years, exacerbating existing shortages," according to the rural health office's sobering 2022 analysis. (1/22)

The chasm between perception of the nurse’s role and reality can lead to a disconnect that leaves patients feeling neglected and nurses feeling disillusioned. Automating key processes can help healthcare facilities support staff amid the current nursing shortage. It can also help to reverse the trends in how nurses are spending their time. (Julia Bietsch, 1/20)