Will Robertson
anthrowill.bsky.social
Will Robertson
@anthrowill.bsky.social
Critical medical anthropologist focusing on LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing, arts and health, and critical AI studies in the US . 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Reposted by Will Robertson
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.

https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Super excited to start this project this summer with Jill, and we are really grateful for this support for our students. 😀
Congratulations to William J. Robertson, Dr. Jill Fleuriet, and Dr. Whitney L. Duncan, the 2025 Comitas Award for Significant Applications of Anthropology Winners!

For more info, visit: appliedanthro.org/awards-prize...

#SfAA #socialscience #anthropology #appliedanthropology #SfAA2025 #Comitas
February 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Will Robertson
It’s time to take back our country. Not only from this authoritarian nightmare, but also from the collaborators too insipid and weak and chickenshit — too skinless and boneless — to stand up for us.

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ESSAY: Home of the brave? Really?
Who will stand up for democracy?
the.ink
February 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM