In a historic decision, On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade declaring that the constitutional right to abortion upheld for nearly a half century, no longer exists.
What does this mean for us:
◦ By permitting more restrictive abortion policies, the ruling will disproportionally hurt the reproductive health of African American women
◦ Black women are more likely to live in “contraception deserts” where they cannot readily find reproductive health care or contraception
◦ Black women in the South have the lowest rates of health insurance coverage among all Black women. That makes it harder to seek necessary health care, including for reproductive and maternal health.
◦ Many of the procedures and medications used to perform abortions in the U.S. are also crucial for treating miscarriages
◦ Legal restrictions to abortion—alongside the fear of being prosecuted or suspected of facilitating one—also threaten to limit access to these procedures for treating miscarriage.
◦ This could prevent medical staff from offering optimal treatment to their patients, where miscarrying patients are struggling to obtain their prescribed medication.
Click link in bio to listen to The latest episode us discussing how the ruling can impact women’s health.
#roevwade #abortion #abortionrights #womensrights #mybodymychoice #humanrights #reproductiverights #plannedparenthood
#reproductivejustice #abortionaccess #blackwomen #blackwomenmagic #blackwomenhealth #blackwomenshealth #blackwomenhealthmatters #heydocletschat #blackwomenpodcasts #blackwomenpodcasts
October is breast cancer awareness month. Check out Podcast Episode 5 on Breast Cancer! In the mean time, here are some statistics you should know:
💗A US woman’s lifetime risk of breast cancer is 1 in 8.
💓Breast cancer has the highest mortality rate of any cancer in women between the ages of 20 and 59.
💗African American women have a 31% breast cancer mortality rate – the highest of any U.S. racial or ethnic group.
💗Among women younger than 45, breast cancer incidence is higher among African American women than White women.
💗Younger women in general, and younger African American women in particular, are more likely to present with the triplenegative subtype of the disease, a subtype that is both more aggressive and associated with a higher mortality.
💗Over the past 20 years, despite the universal drop in mortality rates, we have seen a rise in the incidence of breast cancer in African American women.
💗The mortality rate for Black women diagnosed with breast cancer is 42% higher than the comparable rate for White women.
There are non modifiable risk factors for breast ca such as age, gender and genetics we cannot change. Modifiable risk factors we can change and include weight, alcohol, smoking, and chemical exposures.
#podcastersofinstagram #blackpodcast #podcasthost #blackpodcasts #blackpodcasters #womenpodcasters #podcastepisode #blackpodcastnetwork #podcastincolor #blackgirlmagic #blackgirlsrock #blackexcellence #womensupportingwomen #blackwomen #supportblackwomen #blackmom #healthawareness #blackandeducated #blackmoms #blackmothers #momlife #podcastformoms #blackwomen #blackwomenmagic #blackwomenhealth #blackwomenshealth #breastcancerawareness #breastcancerfree #breastcancerawarenessmonth
