Women in America: No Care for One? No Care for All!
In the latest episode of Women in America, hosts Pari and Eve talk with Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon about how the government shutdown is affecting healthcare nationwide.
Scanlon explains that the crisis goes far beyond the Affordable Care Act and is disrupting access to care for millions of Americans and explains how partisan gridlock in Congress has stalled progress and left communities facing higher premiums, fewer hospital options and worsening maternal health outcomes. The misinformation about the ACA continues to spread and Republican lawmakers’ actions are directly hurting their own constituents.
The conversation then turns to reproductive rights and the push to restrict access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Scanlon links these efforts to a broader rollback of women’s healthcare and equality.
About Pari & Eve
Pari and Eve are public health professionals who have dedicated their 15-year careers to fighting for global reproductive rights. When Roe v. Wade was overturned, they felt compelled to turn their attention to domestic activism; growing their decade-long friendship into an advocacy partnership committed to educating the American public on the importance of gender equality, and specifically women’s healthcare. Seeing a major gap in the presence of qualified public health voices on social media, Pari and Eve established a trusted digital presence that elevates women’s voices and combats misinformation on health issues. Their Instagram and TikTok accounts facilitate evidence-based learning on a range of sexual and reproductive health topics, highlighting the intersectionality of health with human rights and social justice. Pari and Eve went viral after launching a “Women in America” series focused on the daily inequities that women in the U.S. experience economically, environmentally, in health care, at work, and more - garnering over 25M views across both platforms. Pari and Eve are a go-to amplifier for health and justice.