Jessica Simmons
Journalist at Freelance
Multimedia Reporter at Cardinal & Pine
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1 week ago |
vadogwood.com | Jessica Simmons
(Photo credit: SeventyFour/Shutterstock) The first program of its kind at a Virginia HBCU is training culturally inclusive doulas—and changing birth outcomes for the state’s most vulnerable families.
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2 weeks ago |
cardinalpine.com | Jessica Simmons
Abortion rights protesters are removed for becoming vocal, May 16, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., after North Carolina House members voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would change the state's ban on nearly all abortions from those after 20 weeks of pregnancy to those after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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3 weeks ago |
vadogwood.com | Jessica Simmons
Liz Peterson of Newport News holding her daughter, Avery, 4, came to the Federal Courthouse in Norfolk Tuesday evening, May 3, 2022 to protest the apparent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Roe V. Wade. The Rally For Roe protest was organized by the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. On the left is Carrie Short of Norfolk.
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3 weeks ago |
cardinalpine.com | Jessica Simmons
(Photo credit: Jessica F. Simmons/Cardinal & Pine) ‘Being at the center of debate about your worth and rights is exhausting.’“If I hadn’t had an abortion during my college years, I might not have become a nurse. I wouldn’t have the two sons I cherish dearly.
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3 weeks ago |
vadogwood.com | Jessica Simmons
The Virginia Right to Contraception Act and the Contraceptive Equity Act were designed to protect birth control access, but Youngkin’s amendments could undermine their effectiveness. Dr. Jessica “Lou” Rubino has seen firsthand how a lack of access to contraception can turn into a life-threatening crisis. The medical director of Meadow Reproductive Health & Wellness remembers when one of her patients, unable to afford birth control, faced an unintended pregnancy that put her health at serious risk.
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A NC teen raised over $18K to buy sneakers for all 561 kids at Sumner Elementary, a Title I public school where all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Kaleb Gatlin, known as “Mr. G," worked with @ShoesThatFit to buy 611 pairs. https://t.co/QvvnCONvw7
Republican lawmakers in the NC GA have filed a bill (HB 804) that would ban nearly all abortions in the state from the moment of conception, with an exception only if the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother—and no exceptions for rape or incest. https://t.co/MYA8lt0QMw
In a first for VA’s HBCUs, Virginia Union University launched a doula certification program to address Black maternal mortality rates across the South. With nonprofit Birth in Color, it trains students in evidence-based, culturally aware birth support. https://t.co/Gac8V6LjNn