This was a great piece. I was a planned parenthood nurse practitioner and director for 4 years. The state harassed us regularly and kept us buried in frivolous litigation nonstop. Sometimes it was state mandated assault (unnecessary pelvic exams before a medication abortion which prompted more legal action). Now in my state, only one abortion clinic can stand and sees very few patients because of the extensive TRAP laws. Our wellness clinics are closing because of the ongoing attacks. I saw women with advanced stage cancers. Referred a young man with testicular cancer. Treated many patients from all walks of life. Now our tax dollars fund fake propaganda clinics. It is dystopia here in Missouri.
Oh my gosh, WELCOME to this publication. Glad you’re here, and thank you for your advocacy and work in this space. I love Planned Parenthood - I used to get my well woman exams there when I’d be between jobs/health insurance. It’s absolutely irreplaceable. I’m looking forward to more of your insights!
Actually, on that note… would you be interested in speaking on a small but growing podcast focused on reproductive justice and feminist fire? :-) I’m currently booking interviews, and I would absolutely love to feature you and your experience. You can reach me at theabortionfluencer@gmail.com if it’s a “yes,” and we can go from there. Here are my previous episodes if you’d like to take a listen:
Thank you for this article, Colleen. I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this as scaling back health care access is such a concern right now.
The Antiabortion Industrial Complex ignores the fact that there are full-time jobs at hospitals, clinics, etc. dedicated to working with just insurance and Medicare/Medicaid, billing, claims, and so forth. It's an immense part of health care that gets overlooked, it seems.
Really good point about insurance, Abby! So true. I agree -- it's astounding how little attention this gets in the general media.
The Religious Right are destroying so much in this country... Discrimination and environmental protections, healthcare, human rights, the economy, etc etc. It's insane to me how much we have let the Epstein class get away with.
I'm working on another investigation that is in this topic area, though (fake pregnancy centers and attacks on Planned Parenthood- affiliated Christian colleges and universities). Maybe some day big pubs will be responsible about covering this insanity. Until then, I will keep poking around. 😅
This was a great piece. I was a planned parenthood nurse practitioner and director for 4 years. The state harassed us regularly and kept us buried in frivolous litigation nonstop. Sometimes it was state mandated assault (unnecessary pelvic exams before a medication abortion which prompted more legal action). Now in my state, only one abortion clinic can stand and sees very few patients because of the extensive TRAP laws. Our wellness clinics are closing because of the ongoing attacks. I saw women with advanced stage cancers. Referred a young man with testicular cancer. Treated many patients from all walks of life. Now our tax dollars fund fake propaganda clinics. It is dystopia here in Missouri.
Oh my gosh, WELCOME to this publication. Glad you’re here, and thank you for your advocacy and work in this space. I love Planned Parenthood - I used to get my well woman exams there when I’d be between jobs/health insurance. It’s absolutely irreplaceable. I’m looking forward to more of your insights!
Actually, on that note… would you be interested in speaking on a small but growing podcast focused on reproductive justice and feminist fire? :-) I’m currently booking interviews, and I would absolutely love to feature you and your experience. You can reach me at theabortionfluencer@gmail.com if it’s a “yes,” and we can go from there. Here are my previous episodes if you’d like to take a listen:
https://theabortionfluencerpodcast.podbean.com/
Thank you for this article, Colleen. I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this as scaling back health care access is such a concern right now.
The Antiabortion Industrial Complex ignores the fact that there are full-time jobs at hospitals, clinics, etc. dedicated to working with just insurance and Medicare/Medicaid, billing, claims, and so forth. It's an immense part of health care that gets overlooked, it seems.
Really good point about insurance, Abby! So true. I agree -- it's astounding how little attention this gets in the general media.
The Religious Right are destroying so much in this country... Discrimination and environmental protections, healthcare, human rights, the economy, etc etc. It's insane to me how much we have let the Epstein class get away with.
I'm working on another investigation that is in this topic area, though (fake pregnancy centers and attacks on Planned Parenthood- affiliated Christian colleges and universities). Maybe some day big pubs will be responsible about covering this insanity. Until then, I will keep poking around. 😅
Stay tuned!!
Thank you! Yes I am interested, I will check out your podcast and send an email!