Californians know birth control matters, must protect access
Lily Callender/Staff
Nov. 13 was “Thanks, Birth Control Day,” a day when we can all highlight the positive impacts that contraception has had on our lives and communities.
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UC Berkeley study predicts increase in number of uninsured Californians without state action
Without further state action, the rate of insured Californians could decrease and leave more than 4 million nonelderly Californians without health insurance by 2023, according to a study published Nov. 27 by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education.
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State elections: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom projected to win California governor race; Eleni Kounalakis projected to win lieutenant governor race
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is projected to win the race for California governor, while former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis is leading in the lieutenant governor race as of press time at 12:23 a.m. Wednesday.
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Students deserve equitable access to reproductive health care and contraceptives
As a physician, CEO and co-founder of a birth control delivery company with a passion for reproductive justice, I am disheartened by recent political events — from Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation to the most recent action by Gov. Jerry Brown. At the end of September, the governor of one
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‘No. 1 issue in the elections’: Larry Levitt speaks about health care at Berkeley Forum event
Larry Levitt, senior vice president for health reform at the Kaiser Family Foundation, spoke about the “No. 1 issue in the elections” — health care — at a Berkeley Forum event Wednesday.
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Berkeley Health Report lacks data on LGBTQ+, immigrant communities
The city of Berkeley recently completed the 2018 Health Status Report, assessing a broad range of data to better understand the social inequities of health conditions affecting our community, assess prevention efforts and identify emerging health threats. This information is crucial because if we can better understand not just the
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2 visions for California criminal justice: Xavier Becerra, Steven Bailey contend for state attorney general
In an age when mass incarceration and public safety are discussed nationwide, California’s attorney general — a position up for election on this November’s ballot — will shape the state’s approach to criminal justice.
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John McCain through the years — his death as a longtime politician
Late U.S. senator John McCain, longtime politician and Vietnam War veteran, died of cancer Saturday — one day after deciding to end all medical treatment. He was 81.
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Dianne Feinstein, Kevin de León advance to November election for US Senate
Voters across the state have picked incumbent Dianne Feinstein and California state Sen. Kevin de León to move on to the November general election for U.S. Senate.
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My body, my business: The fate of birth control in the Trump era
The most devastating of these promises, Trump’s rollback of Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate, now allows employers to opt out of no-cost birth control coverage for religious or “moral” reasons.
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