Jennifer Block

@writingblock

Wearing neon at the intersection of feminism and medicine. Reporter . Author of Pushed and Everything Below the Waist. Mentor .

Brooklyn
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Joined August 2011
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    Mar 25

    Still imagining how else $34K could help a despairing new mom...

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    Nov 27

    If you're curious how surgical and medication abortion are portrayed on tv, I've got you covered! and I studied abortion procedure depictions over the last 10 years. You can access the published article for free here:

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    Nov 27

    Justice & equity should inform . Given massive inequities & asymmetries in power & credibility (often signaled by an advanced degree) + the deep shame around our bodies/reproductive systems, it would do well to be more sensitive & intentional.

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  4. Nov 27

    In which I articulate why 'I'm the medical expert so I'm right' rhetoric reinforces old-school paternalism and patriarchy, even (especially?) when it's coming from a feminist doc. And yes, reader, I tried a vaginal steam.

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  5. Nov 26

    The feminist health movement fought for women to be the experts of their health and bodies. Some doctors (even feminist ones like ) are having trouble letting go.

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  6. Nov 26

    "emails show Bayer was 'attempting to buy' the press association; pursuing an arrangement in which Bayer would have control over which journalists received awards, who spoke at conferences and other events..."

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  7. Nov 25

    Normalizing home abortion also means normalizing non-MD providers of MVA. As reports, clinics are not the future.

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  8. Nov 25

    "The surgical removal of just the uterus had a unique and negative effect on working memory...the hormones that were produced in the group that received hysterectomy alone resulted in a different hormone profile."

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    Nov 21

    1. Guatemala is not safe 2. Guatemala does not have the capacity to process these asylum claims 3. This is illegal. 4. We are internationally sending people back into danger.

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  10. Nov 21

    Well, this is still happening.

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    Nov 21

    Australian women win landmark vaginal mesh class action against Johnson & Johnson. A real result for the mesh injured community globally.

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    Nov 21

    The ACLU is suing the Trump administration for allegedly tracking, detaining, and interrogating journalists reporting on US-Mexico border conditions

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    Nov 20

    BREAKING: Dr. Scott Warren found NOT GUILTY on all charges for providing food, water, shelter, and medical care to two undocumented men. Yet again, No More Deaths has withstood the government’s attempts to criminalize basic human compassion.

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    Nov 19

    "With no current treatment to improve sperm function, the burden remains on the woman to undergo invasive fertility treatments such as IVF or ICSI."

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  15. Nov 19

    "Children were sent to isolation after refusing to do classwork, for swearing, for spilling milk, for throwing Legos. School employees use isolated timeout for convenience, out of frustration or as punishment, sometimes referring to it as 'serving time.'"

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    Nov 17

    In today's . Opinion section, an essay I've been working on for 8 mos + thinking about for much longer. So many friends, scholars, + complete strangers shared thoughts with me on this most intimate topic: Reproduction. Thank you to all of them.

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  17. Nov 15

    "When my parents were my age, they owned a home, had no educational debt, and were comfortably raising two children. I'm married with six-figure student loan debt and two cats. Kids? I don't see how we could afford them."

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    Nov 13
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    Hmm. It's almost as if there is some kind of structure underpinning our culture and therefore our approach to medicine that somehow doesn't appreciate women being in control of their own bodies? Someone should write a book about that😉

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    Nov 12

    Author Jennifer Block () on Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution

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  20. Nov 8

    We are obsessed.

    Another gender reveal stunt went horribly wrong and caused a recent plane crash in Texas, according to a National Transportation Safety Board accident report
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    Nov 6

    Whether you are an adult woman or still a girl - vaginal exams are unnecessary and you have the right to refuse them entirely. They’re not for health, and they are a tactic of intimidation & submission - “more of a ritual than evidence based practice”

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