Madeline Morcelle

Sep 17, 2024 | rewirenewsgroup.com | Esther Gim |Madeline Morcelle

This month marks five years since national social justice groups arrived in Mississippi after federal immigration officials arrested 680 workers at seven food processing plants. Fresh from the airport, some sought to usurp Mississippi advocates’ coordination of the response to the largest U.S. immigration raids in recent U.S. history. They pushed aside local community organizers and other leaders who had a deep understanding of their communities’ needs.

Jan 29, 2024 | healthlaw.org | Madeline Morcelle |Charly Gilfoil |Amy Chen |Cat Duffy

Executive Summary Federal health care refusal laws, such as the Weldon Amendment and the Church Amendments, govern when and how covered health care entities, providers, and professionals can refuse to deliver or provide information to patients on medically necessary health care that they find objectionable on the basis of their religious or personal beliefs.

Jul 29, 2023 | morcelle.medium.com | Madeline Morcelle

This Disability Pride Month, I reflected on how much I owe to my disabilities. A couple of months ago, my then-partner told me that he didn't know how I live with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), that he didn't think he could do it. He said he didn't think he could handle a future together if I didn't "get better," that it was "too hard" for him to see my pain. That was the moment I knew for certain that our relationship was not built to last.