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From fertility and childbirth to end-of-life care, women are supporting women to take charge of their health.
The offerings at Wyld Womyn and Fertile Ground reflect a broader shift in women’s, healthcare—away from merely treating bodies, lifecycles, reproductive cycles, and sexual health as syndrome or sickness, and toward empowering people to tune into themselves.
By Mary Angeles Armstrong
Nov 1, 2018
Tags: women's pregnancy fertility fertility awareness doula
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The US Healthcare System is Broken. New York Could Lead the Way to Fixing It.
New York proposes single-payer healthcare system with the New York Health Act.
By Wendy Kagan
Jun 1, 2018
Tags: care new york new york act single payer care wellness
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