Bria Peacock chose a career in medicine because the Black Georgia native saw the dire health needs in her community — including access to abortion care.

Her commitment to becoming a maternal health care provider was sparked early on when she witnessed the discrimination and judgment leveled against her older sister, who became a mother as a teen. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Peacock was already in her residency program in California, and her thoughts turned back to wom

Dominique Allen was hospitalized over Easter weekend with a tooth infection and swelling that made it hard for her to breathe.

Early in the morning on April 2, Dominique Allen’s family rushed her to the emergency room at Petaluma Valley Hospital because of jaw pain and inflammation. An infection from four rotting or decayed molars had spread into the jaw and neck of Dominique, 16, causing so much swelling that she could hardly open her mouth or breathe. Her condition was “life-threatening,” acc

San Francisco 1994: Everyone agrees it’s ‘expensive to live^here, yet residents still crowd the Bay Area’s
ubiquitous cafes, movie houses and trendy night-
clubs. Tuckedin among these are other buildings, storefronts covered with butcher paper: Walk past them and you’ll hear the raspy hum of sewing machines.

During his first term as president, Ronald Reagan went on national television to set the tone for a stern attitude towards the poor. Many women who went on welfare had plenty of money, he insisted. In fact, he added, he had once witnessed a single mother picking up her welfare check in a Cadillac.