In an event with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on September 22, President Trump said the administration will issue a physician’s notice to warn pregnant women against using acetaminophen, the common pain reliever used in Tylenol and other over the counter medications.

To continue the conversation from our September article on medical apartheid, it’s clear that the story doesn’t end with history. The legacies of exploitation and neglect we traced are still alive today, shaping the way Black women experience healthcare in America.

In the United States, there is an ongoing fight between state laws and federal rules when it comes to transgender health care. More than 20 states have passed laws that ban or limit gender-affirming care for transgender youth, meaning young people in those states do not have access to treatments, such as puberty blockers or hormone therapy, even when recommended by their doctor. SCOTUS upheld that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964, protects against discrimination based