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Texas’ Attack on a Latina Midwife Extends a Legacy of Racialized Policing of Care

Texas’ Attack on a Latina Midwife Extends a Legacy of Racialized Policing of Care

Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — the prosecution of Maria Margarita Rojas, a Houston-area Latina midwife who served uninsured, Spanish-speaking patients, is the first criminal case under Texas's abortion ban and echoes a long history of racialized attacks on midwives of color.

Do Human Rights Extend to Transgender Americans?

Do Human Rights Extend to Transgender Americans?

Written by Allison Chapman, Civil Rights & Health Equity Project Fellow at L4GG — after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to reinstate its passport policy stripping accurate gender markers from transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Americans, hundreds of thousands face restricted freedom of movement, leaving many wondering whether their fundamental human rights still apply.

How Attorneys Can Help Combat Pregnancy Criminalization

How Attorneys Can Help Combat Pregnancy Criminalization

Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — pregnancy criminalization is already happening across the country: since the Dobbs decision, hundreds of people have been prosecuted for pregnancy loss, and attorneys have a direct role to play in fighting back.

Mifepristone Under Attack

Mifepristone Under Attack

Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — approved by the FDA 25 years ago and used in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions, mifepristone is now under coordinated attack from anti-abortion states and the Trump administration, which is using agency review as a potential backdoor to restrict or ban the medication nationwide.