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Articles by Larisa Klebe
Pregnancy Test Before Surgery: What to Know About Consent and Your Rights
Like millions of people in the US, we’ve both had surgery, albeit different kinds. During a recent conversation about our experiences, we discovered an interesting commonality: We had both unknowingly been tested for pregnancy before our procedures. Although surgery is incredibly common — the average person will undergo nearly 10 surgical procedures in an 85-year lifespan — many people aren’t aware they'll likely have to take a pregnancy test beforehand. But with the overturn of Roe v.
The Last Legal Abortion in Missouri
The last legal abortion in Missouri was performed the morning of Friday, June 24, less than one hour before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, and before—mere moments later—Missouri became the first state in the country to enact its trigger ban, which immediately made it a felony to provide an abortion in Missouri.
A Prayer for Reentering the World in a Bigger Body
Recently, I went through my closet and got rid of everything that no longer fits me. The vast majority of my clothes have gone unworn for the past year as I, like many, have been living in sweats and leggings. Also, like many, I’ve put on some weight during the pandemic. And, as I pulled item after item out of my closet, I realized I had no idea what still fit. As I tried things on, and the pile of too-tight clothing grew, I realized something.
Nonprofit Workers, Unionize!
It’s been a tough half-century for U.S. labor unions, but seeds of hope are blossoming across the country in unexpected places. Even in the nonprofit sector, workers are unionizing— signaling that the modern-day labor movement is alive and kicking. Approximately 40 years ago, 20 percent of the U.S. workforce was unionized; today, it’s 10 percent. Despite this downturn, a recent Gallup Poll indicates 65 percent of Americans approve of labor unions, the highest level of support since 2003.
Community | Anti-Semitism Is Real — And So Are White Jews
I am a white American Jew. If I look at my family tree for many generations back on either side, I will see white Europeans who look just like me. My mother’s family has been in the US for several generations. She has roots in Eastern Europe, but her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents were born in this country. My father is a first-generation American; his parents escaped Nazi Germany as children.
Nice Ladies | Jewish Women's Archive
I’m not a nice lady. I express my (many) opinions loudly, I’ve perfected the sarcastic comment as an art form, and I’m the proud owner of both a copper IUD and a sweatshirt that reads “I’ve got 99 problems and white heteronormative patriarchy is basically all of them.” I’m in good company: there’s an established tradition of funny Jewish women who are not nice ladies—Sarah Silverman, Joan Rivers, Gilda Radner...to name a few.
Broad City Helps Us Come Back
Broad City’s “Witches” is everything I need right now, and I’m gonna go out on a limb and say it’s what a lot of us need right now. In this Season 4 episode of Broad City, Ilana visits a sex therapist, Betty, because she can’t cum. I should say this now: get used to the word “cum,” because it’s going to be used a lot in this piece. When Ilana first arrives at Betty’s, she’s reluctant to admit that this problem is hers. Instead, she tries to convince Betty that Abbi is the one having the problem.
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