How the Pandemic Prepared Texas Abortion Networks for the Worst
Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Anna Rupani woke up last Wednesday to grim news: Texas, her home state, now banned abortion after six weeks of pregancy—effectively barring 95 percent of procedures. The night before, she’d waited anxiously for a last-minute…
The Texas Abortion Ban Is Just the Beginning
A protester holds a sign outside the Texas state capitol in May 2021.Sergio Flores/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On Monday and Tuesday, the rain in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was relentless. But on Wednesday morning, Hurricane Ida retreated for a little while, the…
It Was Never Easy to Be an OB-GYN in Texas, But Now It’s a Nightmare
In May 2021, thousands of protesters came out in response to a new Texas bill outlawing abortions after six weeks.Sergio Flores/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Last night, when I was up too late doomscrolling through Twitter while mourning the demise of women’s…
There’s No Proof Sunscreen Prevents Cancer in Black People. Why Do Doctors Keep Pushing It?
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In May 2019, the University of Texas dermatologist Adewole Adamson published an opinion piece in the Washington Post debunking recommendations that Black people should wear sunscreen to prevent skin cancer. “Many dermatology and skin-cancer-focused organizations (a few…
A Naturopath’s Advice for Reasoning With Vaccine Deniers
Abdullah Kilinc/Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The pandemic hit home for Alan Christianson, a board-certified endocrinologist and naturopathic medicine practitioner based in Phoenix, a few weeks ago when he learned that one of his practice’s patients had died from COVID-19.…
The Untold Story of Purdue Pharma’s Cozy Relationship With the American Medical Association
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The American Medical Association’s new training on pain management arrived in the midst of a burgeoning crisis. It was September 2007, and doctors were prescribing enough opioid painkillers each year for every American adult to have a…