Posts Tagged ‘reproductive health’
Oakland alternative medicine practitioners work to make LGBTQ clients feel welcome
Autumn Ross uses alternative medicine to help the LGBTQ community navigate challenges.
Read MoreOakland reproductive rights nonprofit advocates for repeal of Maximum Family Grant Rule
Under the Maximum Family Grant Rule, if a woman has a baby ten months after becoming a CalWORKs recipient, she will not receive additional cash aid for the infant. Exceptions to the rule include pregnancies resulting from rape, incest, or the failure of specific types of contraception like an IUD, often considered a more invasive form of birth control.
Read MoreNew East Oakland Planned Parenthood expands services
Looking to the future of the organization, newly opened East Oakland/Coliseum Planned Parenthood is expanding its services to include surgical abortions and possibly vasectomies.
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