Rachel Pearson
By Rachel Pearson:
‘Baby Body Parts’ Video is a Misleading Distraction
In response to a video released Tuesday by anti-abortion activist group the Center for Medical Progress, Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to investigate what he calls “the harvesting of baby body parts.” The videomakers’ claim that Planned Parenthood uses abortion to illegally “sell baby parts” is a misleading distraction from real issues of justice in medical research and care. Read More
Quarantining Compassion
Texas Ebola policy may hamper efforts to fight the disease.
The Texas policy of subjecting returning doctors and nurses to unnecessary quarantines for Ebola may discourage them from going abroad in the first place. Read More
Health Officials: Risk of Disease from Immigrant Children Low
While fears of immigrant children carrying disease persist, public health experts on the front lines offer reasons for calm. Read More
Disease Threat From Immigrant Children Wildly Overstated
The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas.
The Central American kids arriving in Texas are likely to be better-vaccinated than children in Texas. Read More
Texas’ Other Death Penalty
A Galveston medical student comes to grips with a healthcare system in which her patients die from treatable conditions. Read More
Texas’ Other Death Penalty
A Galveston medical student describes life and death in the so-called safety net.
A Galveston medical student comes to grips with a healthcare system in which her patients die from treatable conditions. Read More