Mike Bonanza of Elevated Access told CG that the situation could "result in more referrals" to his flight-based organization, even as plane fuel is set to be impacted as well. Volunteer pilots with the nonprofit transport patients to abortion and gender-affirming care at no cost to passengers.
Researcher Sherri Mason told National Public Radio that the move to monitor substances like microplastics in drinking water is "an important first step." Earthjustice attorney Katherine O'Brien told the outlet the effort is "a distraction."
"We need to get mercury and other heavy metal emissions down to zero or as close as we can get to," Skye Wheeler, a Senior Researcher in the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, told CG via email.
"Participants consistently described chest binding during extreme heat as physically exhausting and, at times, unsafe," researchers Arnav Singh Rana and Sahil Jamal Siddiqui told CG, also noting methods for mitigating discomfort and protecting well-being.
"We are actively recruiting partners to do this across the United States," the organization's senior campaigner, Kelley Dennings, told CG.
Olubusayo Ruth Akinola — Head of the Social Welfare, Drug Control, and Crime Prevention Division of the Union — exchanged emails with CG following the release of a new report from the African Union.
Global health consultant Medha Gandhi shared with CG about the importance of "reframing" SRH research and programming to include everyone and meet local needs.
"The medicines in the 20 relocated shipments, due to non-compliant storage, cannot be brought back into circulation. On the other hand ... "
"Too often you will call a woman to come for a checkup and she will say, 'There’s nothing coming out from the sea so we don’t have enough, I can’t come.'"
"This study gives the sector a powerful multi-country evidence base — which is essential for policy and donor investment decisions."
