Kimmie Frankenfield Chiz
@kimmiefchiz.bsky.social
PhD Student, Nursing. #BlackTransLivesMatter
Abortion is a fundamental human right.
Abortion is a fundamental human right.
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We're honored to be a Scripps Howard Journalism Awards finalist for "The Year After a Denied Abortion," our story about a woman forced to continue a life-threatening pregnancy following Tennessee's abortion ban.
Read the story (published Feb. 2024):
Read the story (published Feb. 2024):
She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
projects.propublica.org
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We're honored to be a Scripps Howard Journalism Awards finalist for "The Year After a Denied Abortion," our story about a woman forced to continue a life-threatening pregnancy following Tennessee's abortion ban.
Read the story (published Feb. 2024):
Read the story (published Feb. 2024):
Reposted by Kimmie Frankenfield Chiz
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Reposted by Kimmie Frankenfield Chiz
Today & every day, we fight for a future where everyone can access the care they need—free from stigma, fear, or political interference. We’re in this together.
March 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today & every day, we fight for a future where everyone can access the care they need—free from stigma, fear, or political interference. We’re in this together.
A picture of our happy place to start my Bluesky feed.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A picture of our happy place to start my Bluesky feed.