Reproductive Justice – Page 2 – Kristine Shields, Author

March 13, 2021

The meaning of “Virgin” morphed – we should reclaim the original intent

Two Happy Virgins*** An OB nursing colleague once told me, and I agree, that a woman should be considered “no longer a virgin” after she gives birth for the first time – not after she has sex for the first time. A woman’s body changes after she gives birth. After she has penis-in-vagina intercourse for [...]

August 13, 2020

Gagging on the Gagging of International Women’s Health Care

Three politically-driven policies have not only gagged women’s health care providers but have caused an increase in what they sought to prevent. The most recent, and most egregious, is Trump’s gag rule (I’m sure he thinks it is the biggest and the best). And all for naught. The Helms Amendment (1973) Passed in wake of […]

July 13, 2020

Conservative Policies Increase American Babies’ Risk

The Zika crisis is about to expose the consequences of political opposition to affordable and accessible women’s health care services and social policies that support families.