Texas' Special Session Post-Mortem

This week family physician and regular Houston Chronicle public health op-ed author Dr. Bich-May Nguyen MD and Mary Tuma Women's Health Reporter at the Austin Chronicle joined me to talk about the effects of the special session on women's health.

Rewire's Care in Chaos Illustrates Clinic Harassment

Issues for Your Tissues episode from July 27, 2017 featuring Calla Hales lead Administrator of Charlotte, NC's A Preferred Women's Health Center and Lindsay Beyerstein, Investigative Journalist and Director of the documentary Care in Chaos which featured Calla and the clinic prominently.

Care in Chaos is Rewire News' first documentary production.

Swept Out from Under the Rug the Show and the Backlog

I got the chance to interview Nicole Stewart and Anton Schlesinger, co-producers of Out from Under the Rug:  True Life Tales of Abortion. This production debuted in Dallas and played there and in Austin. Each performance featured locals who had experienced abortion.

Scott Ross, one of the Austin contributors, joined us and shared some of his story.

"“Out From Under The Rug”: True Life Tales of Abortion is a live storytelling show produced by Oral Fixation (An Obsession with True Life Tales) to be held in two Texas cities this fall preceding the national elections. Each city will feature its own cast and will be performed in stunning, large state-of-the-art theatres. Think of a spotlight, a music stand and one person reading aloud their true, personal experiences with abortion. The speakers will include abortion providers, men whose loved ones have had an abortion, and women who have had and have not had abortions for many reasons. This emotionally charged evening will enlighten the audience as to varied experiences with abortion and will leave the viewer with a deeper understanding of real experiences and a more open mind and heart."

Dawn Porter Presents TRAPPED

Dawn Porter, director of the documentary TRAPPED joined me to talk about the film, her experience making it, and the transparency with which conservative legislators use the law to the detriment of women's health while claiming it's for women's health.

Nicole Jardim Wants to #FixYourPeriod

Nicole Jardim joined me to talk about common period complaints and some tools to potentially improve your period experience. 

Make Every Day Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Rae Ann Evans, Executive Director of the Breast Cancer Resources Center joined me to talk about changes to recommended breast cancer screenings from the American Cancer Society and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force as well as other goings on in women's health.

A Doula for Every Season

Earlier this month Caitlin Caven, Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity volunteer and Abortion Doula, joined me to talk about the resurgence of access to reproductive health doula care in the U.S.

Women's Community Center of Central Texas Continues Legacy of Empowerment

Carrie Tilton-Jones joins me for this episode of Issues for Your Tissues to talk about her role at and the services provided by the reinvigorated Women's Community Center of Central Texas where she works as Executive Director.

 

Creating Monsters by Twisting Truths

In this episode Issues for Your Tissues Sharona Coutts, Director of Research and Investigations at RHRealityCheck.org speaking about the misuse of CDC data by anti-choice activists. The vilification of the doctors who provide this vital service is the first step in dehumanizing them. That sort of path leads nowhere good.