--- title: Healthcare System date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/healthcare-system" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Healthcare System [## Our Doctors, Ourselves: Barbara Seaman and Popular Health Feminism in the 1970s](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s)Read [A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [![Barbara Seaman quote](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [A journalist who became an activist after covering "women's lib," Barbara Seaman played an huge role in the emerging women’s health movement. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/our-doctors-ourselves-barbara-seaman-and-popular-health-feminism-in-the-1970s) [## Religion-Restricted Healthcare and its Effects on Reproductive Health Needs](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs)Read [In my last year of medical school, I began looking into residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology. My first interview of the season was at a Catholic-affiliated hospital. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs) [![Cathhosp beds ACLU 2016](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs) [In my last year of medical school, I began looking into residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology. My first interview of the season was at a Catholic-affiliated hospital. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/religion-restricted-healthcare-and-its-effects-on-reproductive-health-needs) [## Faith, Not Contraception, at the Heart of Trump's Family Planning Funding](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/faith-not-contraception-at-the-heart-of-trumps-family-planning-funding)Read [Under the Trump administration, Title X, the federal family planning program, will prioritize funding for abstinence and faith-based family planning, according to the announcement finally released last week. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/faith-not-contraception-at-the-heart-of-trumps-family-planning-funding) [![32447884865 f342431374 k](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/faith-not-contraception-at-the-heart-of-trumps-family-planning-funding) [Under the Trump administration, Title X, the federal family planning program, will prioritize funding for abstinence and faith-based family planning, according to the announcement finally released last week. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/faith-not-contraception-at-the-heart-of-trumps-family-planning-funding) [## The Sad State of Sexual Health Education in Physician Training](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-sad-state-of-sexual-health-education-in-physician-training)Read [The average medical school student, over the course of 4 years, receives just 3-10 hours of sexual health education. Here's why we need to do better. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-sad-state-of-sexual-health-education-in-physician-training) [![Sexual health](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-sad-state-of-sexual-health-education-in-physician-training) [The average medical school student, over the course of 4 years, receives just 3-10 hours of sexual health education. Here's why we need to do better. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-sad-state-of-sexual-health-education-in-physician-training) [## The Trump Administration's Latest Plan To Dismantle Reproductive Rights](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights)Read [A proposed draft of a new HSS strategic plan says life begins at conception and pits the rights of women against the rights of the "unborn." ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights) [![32326767261 791e457fa2 z 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[A proposed draft of a new HSS strategic plan says life begins at conception and pits the rights of women against the rights of the "unborn." ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-latest-plan-to-dismantle-reproductive-rights) [## The Rise of Rural 'Maternity Deserts'](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/rise-of-rural-maternity-deserts)Read [Increasingly, women in rural settings across the United States are losing access to high quality maternity care and facing greater risks during childbirth. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/rise-of-rural-maternity-deserts) [![2761013715 553dc65080 z 1 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[Increasingly, women in rural settings across the United States are losing access to high quality maternity care and facing greater risks during childbirth. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/rise-of-rural-maternity-deserts) [## The Senate GOP Health Care Bill and Women's Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-senate-gop-health-care-bill-and-womens-health)Read [The Better Care Reconciliation Act, the Senate GOP version of the health care bill, has been released and -- once again -- the news is not good for women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-senate-gop-health-care-bill-and-womens-health) [The Better Care Reconciliation Act, the Senate GOP version of the health care bill, has been released and -- once again -- the news is not good for women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-senate-gop-health-care-bill-and-womens-health) [## US Has Some of the Worst Health Disparities in the World](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/united-states-home-to-some-of-the-worst-health-disparities)Read [A new study offers startling statistics on the degree of health disparities between Americans of different socioeconomic status. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/united-states-home-to-some-of-the-worst-health-disparities) [A new study offers startling statistics on the degree of health disparities between Americans of different socioeconomic status. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/united-states-home-to-some-of-the-worst-health-disparities) [## Trump Administration Set to Make Denying Birth Control Coverage Even Easier](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-makes-denying-birth-control-coverage-even-easier)Read [The Trump Administration may remove birth control from the list of covered preventive health care services without a copay. And that's not all. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-makes-denying-birth-control-coverage-even-easier) [The Trump Administration may remove birth control from the list of covered preventive health care services without a copay. And that's not all. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/trump-administration-makes-denying-birth-control-coverage-even-easier) [## Right to Try? Or Right to be Exploited Before You Die?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die)Read [U.S. patients already have the right to try experimental drugs that have at least some evidence of safety & effectiveness. So why lower the standards? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die) [![Mother and son holding hands](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die) [U.S. patients already have the right to try experimental drugs that have at least some evidence of safety & effectiveness. So why lower the standards? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/right-to-try-or-right-to-be-exploited-before-you-die) [## New GOP Health Care Plan Would Hurt People who Need Health Care Most!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-gop-health-care-plan-hurt-people-need-health-care)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-gop-health-care-plan-hurt-people-need-health-care) [![RWV1](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-gop-health-care-plan-hurt-people-need-health-care) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/new-gop-health-care-plan-hurt-people-need-health-care) [## The Opioid Epidemic: Why Are Women At Risk?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-opioid-epidemic-why-are-women-at-risk)Read [Between 1999 and 2010, deaths from prescription painkillers increased over 400% among women, compared to 237% among men. We need to better understand why. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-opioid-epidemic-why-are-women-at-risk) [![Headache pain pills medication 159211](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-opioid-epidemic-why-are-women-at-risk) [Between 1999 and 2010, deaths from prescription painkillers increased over 400% among women, compared to 237% among men. We need to better understand why. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-opioid-epidemic-why-are-women-at-risk) [## Repeal and Replace is a Women’s Issue](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue)Read [The Republican plan to eliminate or change substantial portions of the Affordable Care Act is likely to disproportionately hurt women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue) [![ACA](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAD00lEQVRIiXWWW3YkNwxDAaX2v638ZjeZcQu4+aDU7TgnPnJ1PQkCoCj5rz//REJGjtYdf0Quq7hYWKDKzK26NZiqBRCFShWRItWuhLQkWZbm17J1LwdY0vvk5x//d+Pz8pIt6xx/Pp3onk+ZIz9e+gF88+Mcnrm2jNY85r+Dw2i+AkvMpT+ZWyeHcwMs6bEXH+QFS1powap8PLgyFS0MGIGMAc0Lh6Mk4Q/uI683NVjygoV8HJXLNWG4YGOw5EkSHd04tgnuF9ajtcz5XFowsqzqzUBcgFUbBnIh6zyS3t4cJ/BR6ZGXLHEk0sRhVQ4rqJgyjIRdC7tiVPoW+iR+Qqsy//Lg5n7Sx8W5DAyuKULzqfmW/vX3Uj3RKz3fCn/p6o5O9OBWM4VWb+hqcfKdf+A6JeAdvcdkNDDHgJmtcnDqQmvfmSrk0lO8LI6pHwCZk5J75sEp6zMq9YR2UHo8oKgneplKokwbgYN+En+P5xvyeQwqKkpJnTKhVyRwWbR0QdVFL4PBcMXkPifPZybetybBoome0uKUdvpfYKJ7yKhXEw37ypUjVX7GH3EIQssqSlVIlaqti9K0i662SolP9zw2vHXP+DcezLwppqZHgOnHqVolkAGsm3ZY/QDom0GmAr8x6JVwovNu+I1adSRqnfYA7AuQyRvRe1ad6MGVn3bf6CZt3azWVNQNjbh2/wS4qwvwXmrCByDS0+y3RK0bUxM3biYxGpw2+QA0VUxEhkEgUlCkLW+8pchP89JYP+tg3JiBqYgIjKktCQ0dBtsEVeQ7wD4w3hyALy4APdEHafKbgj0YCU0vgJqliHaERBsm9JY2rvR0D4AOg5ostsZCdfKZWRcdBoeE2CN+aWDKbUsbDUbkp/v3AeB40FhnnJKmVTnRLwk3YrthGNANG/YbQwp6sn99B+CIY8VT1Xq3pFaHxB4MNWog7cyWbzwOAz3df8NpcN9Umgr0zJlRUK36JrHJwaAJ2R3hekmwUaQnr1+nihCYWrVqx1PPvv3GrZM3iSbuVtLuNOnFOEIR2MNAE0Tv7ZpV3+3ZYTcAR5OGRNlkK7tNu5PLo/MGWwSe7l+aJjUMblM6m7/TeTl1xhtjK3swmp3uJu1uk75LjS2e5kh0NiVYtbhCnbVe3J2oiBpl05DXADSvgbkjIVELD/l9tqGT/lmprMq1z17ndCvRKRsx9r7oRL+jr/Z1egmJeOjrRD+bvZv+2VTfXSBII9/M74gtXnTTL/pqv+hX86JfZWCC8tDcRe3sXPSG4cOAz7pb0ek9UykQutVNN3zRL/hNX/Cq8g+LsZoz2Lp89AAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue) [The Republican plan to eliminate or change substantial portions of the Affordable Care Act is likely to disproportionately hurt women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repeal-replace-womens-issue) [## What Does A Day Without A Woman Look Like (And Why Is It Needed)?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/36579)Read [On March 8, join millions to participate in A Day Without a Woman, a one-day demonstration for equity, justice and human rights for women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/36579) [![Day Without A Woman 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[On March 8, join millions to participate in A Day Without a Woman, a one-day demonstration for equity, justice and human rights for women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/36579) [## Repealing the Health Care Law Could Impact Women of Color Hardest](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repealing-the-health-care-law-could-impact-women-of-color-hardest)Read [The ACA mandate to cover women's reproductive health services is especially critical for women of color, low-income women, and immigrant women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repealing-the-health-care-law-could-impact-women-of-color-hardest) [![28519615236 3a66527179 k 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critical for women of color, low-income women, and immigrant women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/repealing-the-health-care-law-could-impact-women-of-color-hardest) [## Millions of Women's Birth Control Depends Upon the ACA](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/millions-of-womens-birth-control-depends-upon-aca)Read [If the contraceptive coverage mandate goes away, we’ll once again put women in the U.S. at risk of not being able to afford necessary health care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/millions-of-womens-birth-control-depends-upon-aca) [![13393981945 df05b162f5 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[If the contraceptive coverage mandate goes away, we’ll once again put women in the U.S. at risk of not being able to afford necessary health care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/millions-of-womens-birth-control-depends-upon-aca) [## Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March!](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march)Read [Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march) [![Shubbanner7photos](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march) [Join Our Bodies Ourselves at the Women's March on Washington! OBOS founders, board, staff, and supporters will be marching in DC, Boston, NYC and Seattle. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/join-our-bodies-ourselves-at-the-womens-march) [## The "Option" of a DIY Abortion](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-option-of-a-diy-abortion)Read [In 2017, when abortion in the United States is legal but increasingly difficult to access, a growing number of people are attempting a DIY method. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-option-of-a-diy-abortion) [![3587987921 999d42c594 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[In 2017, when abortion in the United States is legal but increasingly difficult to access, a growing number of people are attempting a DIY method. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-option-of-a-diy-abortion) [## Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill On Its Way to the U.S.A.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/over-the-counter-birth-control-is-on-its-way-to-the-us)Read [After more than a decade of work, an over-the-counter birth control pill is a major step closer to becoming a reality in the United States. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/over-the-counter-birth-control-is-on-its-way-to-the-us) [![Medications cure tablets pharmacy 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[After more than a decade of work, an over-the-counter birth control pill is a major step closer to becoming a reality in the United States. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/over-the-counter-birth-control-is-on-its-way-to-the-us) [## What Will Reproductive Health Access Look Like Under a New President?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-will-reproductive-health-access-look-like-under-a-new-president)Read [The results of the 2016 presidential election, along with a continued Republican majority in Congress, signal potential devastating rollbacks. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-will-reproductive-health-access-look-like-under-a-new-president) [![Pexels photo 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[The results of the 2016 presidential election, along with a continued Republican majority in Congress, signal potential devastating rollbacks. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-will-reproductive-health-access-look-like-under-a-new-president) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)