Rebekah Sager

Reproductive Rights Reporter at TAI News

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Journalist, proud 22-'23 @CarterFellows and @NABJ member. Bylines in @washingtonpost @vice and @playboy, to name a few. Last meal Gumbo 🥣

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Articles

Wisconsin faces shortage of health care workers, new report says

1 week ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

According to an annual report by the Wisconsin Hospital Association, the number of nurses and doctors in Wisconsin’s health care workforce has not kept up with the needs of residents, particularly as the number of people over 65 continues to increase.
Thousands of Pennsylvania clinics likely to be affected by Trump freeze of Title X funding

2 weeks ago | pennsylvaniaindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

Signe Espinoza, the executive director of the nonprofit advocacy group Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, said in a statement issued on March 25 that President Donald Trump’s recent freeze of funding under Title X will leave thousands of Pennsylvanians without access to basic family planning health care. “This decision is cruel, reckless, and rooted in political ideology rather than public health,” Espinoza said.
Pennsylvania Rep. Lindsay Powell introduces bill to protect abortion clinics

2 weeks ago | pennsylvaniaindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

Pennsylvania state Rep. Lindsay Powell is urging her fellow lawmakers to support legislation that would protect patients and providers at the state’s reproductive health care clinics. Powell is the primary sponsor of House Bill 670, which would amend Titles 18 and 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to criminalize blocking or interfering with access to reproductive health facilities. In a cosponsorship memo published on Jan.
Trump’s DOGE Layoffs at CDC Slash Programs for Black Communities

3 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn |Rebekah Sager |Madeline Thigpen

Employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are accusing the Trump administration and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of laying off Black CDC workers at higher rates than other racial demographic groups.
Trump’s new FDA commissioner might ban abortion medication

3 weeks ago | michiganindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

On March 26, the Senate confirmed a former surgical oncologist and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Reproductive justice advocates are concerned that Dr. Martin Makary, who will oversee the approval of medications, could place restrictions on the use of abortion medications.
What Brad Schimel’s election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court could mean for abortion rights

3 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

On April 1, Wisconsin voters will elect their next Supreme Court justice. A seat that opened up after Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced she would not seek reelection when her term expires on July 31 will be filled by either conservative candidate Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel or liberal candidate Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford. The new justice will take office in August.
Research group says state-mandated abortion data collection should be revisited

3 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

Hospitals, abortion providers, and other medical clinics have long been required by state law and local health departments to report the numbers and types of legal abortions that are done in their states. However, in response to what it calls a more hostile climate for abortion rights, a leading abortion advocacy group has crafted suggestions for an alternative way of collecting this important data.
Trump’s new FDA commissioner might ban abortion medication

3 weeks ago | wisconsinindependent.com | Rebekah Sager

On March 26, the Senate confirmed a former surgical oncologist and professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Reproductive justice advocates are concerned that Dr. Martin Makary, who will oversee the approval of medications, could place restrictions on the use of abortion medications.
What Wisconsin's Supreme Court Election Could Mean For Abortion Rights

3 weeks ago | nationalmemo.com | Rebekah Sager

On April 1, Wisconsin voters will elect their next Supreme Court justice. A seat that opened up after Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced she would not seek reelection when her term expires on July 31 will be filled by either conservative candidate Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel or liberal candidate Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford. The new justice will take office in August.
How Build-to-Rent Hurts Black Wealth

3 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn |Rebekah Sager |Madeline Thigpen |Allen Siegler

The house that Tyreek Davis is renting in College Park is similar to the kind of home he’d like to buy and can afford. It has four-bedrooms, 2.5-bathrooms, a driveway, garage, washer and dryer — an upgrade from the Union City apartment where he previously lived. But it’s not for sale, and none of the other homes in his subdivision are either.