Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
By Lilly Cushman, JHBL Staff Member Recent developments within in the Massachusetts legislature compel us to consider an impossible question: what is your body worth to you? Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives have proposed a bill that would give...
Feb 20, 2023 | Blog
By Emily Nelson, JHBL Staff Member Despite the beauty of bringing a child into the world, childbirth can be a terrifying and violent experience that leaves mothers with lasting trauma. Over the last few centuries in the Western world, childbirth has become a medical...
Feb 12, 2023 | Blog
By Gwendolyn Colando, JHBL Staff Member In early January 2023, the FDA decided to allow pharmacies to dispense mifepristone, better known as the abortion pill, to those customers with a prescription.[i] As states continue to enact stifling abortion laws, the FDA’s...
Feb 5, 2023 | Blog
By Daniel Cornellier, JHBL Staff Member With the Biden administration set to end the national emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous policies in place are set to expire, leaving many Americans wondering, “what now?”[1] Given that COVID has given...