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Insured And In Debt, Virginia Jeffries Dec 2019

Insured And In Debt, Virginia Jeffries

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Many Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are still going into debt to pay medical bills.

http://virginia-jeffries.com/cap/


Women Are Being Cut During Childbirth Without Need Or Consent, Molly Cora Enking Dec 2018

Women Are Being Cut During Childbirth Without Need Or Consent, Molly Cora Enking

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An episiotomy, a surgical cut used to enlarge the vaginal opening during childbirth, can be extremely painful, hard to recover from and can increase the risk of severe complications. In 2018, episiotomies are rarely necessary, but at some U.S. hospitals they happen much more than they should. And in the course reporting this story, New York City News Service found that it is common for doctors to cut women without the mother’s consent.

https://medium.com/@mollyenking/women-are-being-cut-during-childbirth-without-need-or-consent-7677de7eddae