In their JHPPL article, they assess the dual legacies of sterilization - from safe & effective contraception to coercion by the state. Probing what changed sterilization practices over time, they analyze harmonized panel of contraceptive surveys from 190 nations spanning the years 1965-2010.
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They ultimately find that public outrage and litigation did not produce sweeping changes in the national sterilization rates, while 1990s payment reforms toward cost containment were associated with a sustained national decline, finding significant interplay in influence of courts and financing.
Following the Supreme Court's recent decision on the Voting Rights Act, state legislatures are taking up laws ranging from voter ID to redistricting. David K. Jones's article here helps explicate why such political features also shape health care access & outcomes read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Liana Woskie and Kimberly Turner's excellent new @theconversation.com piece draws on "From Relf v. Weinberger to Drive-Through Delivery: Unpacking Democratic Responsiveness & Administrative Levers in US Sterilization Policy."
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And given ongoing discussions of increasing reliance on in-person Election Day voting, which can contribute to longer lines, Sierra Powell and April Johnson examined political participation among those with disabilities (a population that votes at lower rates). read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
@mirandayaver.bsky.social & @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social interviewed @mattmotta.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social & @klunztrujillo.bsky.social on their article "Public Risk Perceptions & Policy Attitudes Toward Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza." Check it out! on.soundcloud.com/JysieKBuo450...
🚨 Public health scholars! 🚨 JHPPL is seeking proposals for an upcoming special issue on "Community Organizing, Power, and Politics," edited by @povertyscholar.bsky.social, Megan Reynolds, and @sarahgollust.bsky.social! Proposals due May 15! Submission guidelines: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/pages/...
As they emphasize in The Conversation, "Sterilization is not inherently good or bad. It is a highly effective and often desired form of permanent contraception. That matters now more than ever" given the Dobbs fallout (--> more permanent contraception). For more: read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
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CALL FOR PAPER PROPOSALS: Community Organizing, Power, and Politics. Co...
