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Governor Phil Murphy signs legislation on maternal health joined by First Lady Tammy Murphy, legislators, Newark mayor Was Baraka, and community leaders at University hospital on Wednesday May 8, 2019. (Courtesy of Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)
Health

N.J. takes steps to reduce its high rates of maternal, infant mortality

New Jersey will make it easier for women to access doulas, who offer can offer guidance and support during deliveries.

6 years ago

Sadaf Jaffer (Provided/NJ Spotlight)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Meet Sadaf Jaffer, New Jersey’s first female Muslim mayor

"I want to be that person I needed to see when I was younger," Jaffer said.

6 years ago

(Photo credit, Big Stock)
Radio Times
Health

Navigating personal space and touching

We discuss whether or not the rules around personal space and touching have changed and discuss the social and emotional benefits of human touch,

Air Date: May 8, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
Pa. Rep. Brian Sims (City of Philadelphia Flickr)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Pro-lifers to descend on Philly Planned Parenthood after Sims’ viral rant

The pro-choice association “does not condone” the state rep’s scolding, but still considers him a “champion.”

6 years ago

Students play a team-building game after taking a Zumba class with teacher Maya Sutton. The after school curriculum is organized by Philly Girls in Motion, a non-profit that aims to connect girls and active play. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)

Young and fit: Creating safe spaces for girls to move, exercise

There’s still a gender gap when it comes to kids and sports. Here’s what one group is doing to change that.

6 years ago

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Alison Ormsby portrays the title character in
Arts & Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein fictionalized in new play by author who witnessed downfall

Emily Acker watched the Weinstein Company collapse, from the inside. She wrote a play based on that dissolution.

6 years ago

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Members of the Philadelphia Pink Boots Society at Love City Brewing working on a collaborative brew. (PUNCH Media)
Arts & Entertainment

Tapping support of Pink Boots Society, the Bold Women and Beer festival set for Saturday

The Pink Boots Society helps support women craft brewers. On Saturday in Philadelphia, that support takes the form of the Bold Women and Beer festival.

6 years ago

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Opponents and supporters of Planned Parenthood are shown demonstrating in Philadelphia in 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Women’s health care funding survives, but N.J. advocates still wary

Judge halts Trump administration’s efforts to change how Title X funds can be used; ‘Protect X’ campaign to continue, including in N.J.

6 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey takes notes during a discussion at Penn's School of Social Policy and Practice about the importance of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which expired 70 days ago. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Sen. Casey pushes to end ‘boyfriend loophole’ in domestic abuse bill over NRA objections

Sen. Bob Casey pushes to end ‘boyfriend loophole’ in lapsed law; the NRA fears it will be applied too broadly and could unfairly strip people of their right to own a firearm.

6 years ago

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., answers questions during a presidential forum held by She The People in Houston on Wednesday.
(Michael Wyke/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Democratic candidates pressed on priorities by women of color

At the first-ever She The People presidential forum, eight Democratic candidates are facing the same basic question today in Houston: Why should women of color vote for them?

6 years ago

Thaashae Reingoud (center) takes notes as her son, Amir, sits on her lap at the
Health

Black birth workers help moms struggling when — and after — the baby is born

Local workshops focused on birth trauma and birth-worker training address some women’s desires for alternative, and better, experiences.

6 years ago

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More than 200 people showed up for an Eastern Lancaster County school board meeting on April 15, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Education
PA Post

Central Pa. school board passes ‘biological sex’ policy for bathrooms, locker rooms

'The minute we vote on this, we open ourselves up to a lawsuit,' one school board member said.

6 years ago

Ultrasound of an 18-week fetus. (Jennifer Davis/Bigstock)
The Why
Politics & Policy

Why Down syndrome is in the middle of the Pa. abortion debate

Pa. House Speaker Turzai says he's protecting the special-needs community. Pro-choice advocates say he's chipping away at abortion rights.

Air Date: April 11, 2019

Listen 13:49
People gather for the Roe v. Wade rally for life in Portland, Ore., on January 19, 2019. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
Courts & Law

Eying conservative majority on Supreme Court, abortion foes promote tough state bans

Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans on the procedure.

6 years ago

Dr. Kara Odom Walker moderated the 14th annual Delaware Healthy Mother and Infant Consortium summit (Zoë Read/ WHYY)
Health

Can Delaware close the gap on black infant and maternal mortality?

Across the nation, too, black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to die from pregnancy-related complications.

6 years ago

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