What's up ladies, welcome to class!
Today's episode begins a little heavy. As much as we're sick of the politics, these are extremely important things to discuss because they affect all of us.
Class today delves into the complexities of women's health, particularly in the context of politics surrounding reproductive rights. We highlight the case of Adriana Smith, a woman who is brain dead but being kept alive due to abortion laws, raising ethical concerns about said laws, the treatment of women in healthcare, and historical atrocities faced by Black women in medicine.
We also share personal experiences regarding sexual health, including navigating healthcare in foreign countries and the stigmas associated with STIs.
Finally, we celebrate the Teal Wand and Lexie opens up about a traumatic pap smear experience. Always remember the balance between staying informed and taking care of your mental health!! We encourage you to engage in activism in ways that feel safe and manageable for YOU.
Adriana Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-forced-keep-brain-dead-pregnant-woman-alive-rcna207002
https://msmagazine.com/2025/05/19/adriana-smith-georgia-brain-dead-abortion-ban-black-women-health/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/19/georgia-mother-pregnant-brain-dead/
Willful modulation of brain activity in disorders of consciousness
To clarify, the majority of patients did not show any willful modulation (aka ability to hear and mentally act on commands given to seemingly unconscious patients). Our point is simply that brain death is a completely different diagnosis from which one cannot recover. It is both medically and legally considered death. Before modern technology, "brain death" did not exist. It is only possible via ventilators.
Experimentation on enslaved black women
Dr. Jennifer Lincoln's post about the abortion "study"
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