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Carrie N. Baker

Massachusetts, Northampton
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Covers:  reproductive rights, sexual harassment, sex discrimination in employment, pregnancy discrimination, sex trafficking, violence against women, Equal Rights Amendment, feminism
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Sylvia Dlugasch Bauman Chair of American Studies and a Professor in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender at Smith College.BA (’87) in philosophy from Yale University, JD (’94) from Emory University School of Law, and an MA (’94) and Ph.D. (’01) from Emory University’s Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Author of three books: The Women's Movement Against Sexual Harassment (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Fighting the US Youth Sex Trade: Gender, Race and Politics (…

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Kelly's Story: Overcoming S.B. 8 and a 'Crisis Pregnancy Center' to Have an Abortion in Texas - M...

Kelly's Story: Overcoming S.B. 8 and a 'Crisis Pregnancy Center' to Have an Abortion in Texas - M...

Through ingenuity, persistence and a little luck, some Texans are wading through the state's six-week abortio…

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Telemedicine Abortion Provider Rebecca Gomperts Gets Abortion Pills Into the Hands of Those Who N...

Telemedicine Abortion Provider Rebecca Gomperts Gets Abortion Pills Into the Hands of Those Who N...

Dr. Rebecca Gomperts, Dutch physician and medication abortion pioneer, has a long history of working to provi…

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People Are Getting Creative Obtaining Abortion Pills Online - Ms. Magazine

People Are Getting Creative Obtaining Abortion Pills Online - Ms. Magazine

People in states with restrictive abortion laws are finding creative ways to obtain abortion pills online.'Th…

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For Equality, Loretta Ross Argues We 'Call In,' Not 'Call Out': "There's Too Much Infighting in t...

For Equality, Loretta Ross Argues We 'Call In,' Not 'Call Out': "There's Too Much Infighting in t...

"There's too much infighting in the feminist movement," feminist activist Loretta Ross told Ms. "We're too vu…

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"Alarm Bells Ringing Loudly": Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mississippi Abortion Ban Case - Ms. Ma...

"Alarm Bells Ringing Loudly": Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mississippi Abortion Ban Case - Ms. Ma...

On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a case involving a Mississippi law banning most abor…

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Linking Voter Suppression and Abortion Restrictions: "If We Lose Voting Rights, We Lose Women's R...

Linking Voter Suppression and Abortion Restrictions: "If We Lose Voting Rights, We Lose Women's R...

The defeat of Donald Trump, and Biden's attempts to dismantle Trump's white supremacist agenda, have inspired…

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What to Know About Later Abortions: Myths, Barriers and Patient Stories

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By Carrie N. Baker
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(Original illustration by @LiberalJane) Later abortion is one of the most stigmatized and least understood aspects of reproductive health—yet some of the voices perpetuating that stigma come from inside the reproductive rights movement itself. Meanwhile, while most abortions happen in the first trimester, later abortions are increasing as restrictions and bans are delaying care and creating the very conditions that make them necessary.
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Columnist Carrie N. Baker with Minna Most: Consistent, compassionate, connected — How the Pioneer Valley Doula Collaborative fights healthcare inequity

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By Carrie N. Baker, Minna Most
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As states across the South and Midwest ban abortion, maternal mortality and morbidity rates are climbing nationwide, yet Massachusetts has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the country. Even so, our severe maternal morbidity rate — defined as unexpected, life-threatening complications during labor, delivery, or the postpartum period that result in significant health consequences for the mother — more than doubled between 2011 and 2022, surging from 52 to 113 per 10,000 deliveries.
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Abortion Rates Continue to Climb as Telehealth Reshapes Post-Dobbs America

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By Carrie N. Baker
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A woman holds a blister pack of abortion pills outside a Warsaw appeals court on Jan. 30, 2025, while reproductive rights activist Justyna Wydrzyńska (right) arrives for a hearing in a landmark case stemming from her conviction for providing abortion pills to a pregnant woman. The World Health Organization recommends two regimens for medication abortion: misoprostol alone or combined with another medication, mifepristone.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I began writing for Ms. magazine in 2010, after attending the Ms. Writers Workshop to train scholars to write for the public.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! But it's been a long time...

What does it mean to be a journalist?

As a journalist, I seek to inform the public about issues of importance to women's lives.
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