Stories by Monica R. McLemore

Monica R. McLemore is an associate professor in the Family Health Care Nursing Department and a clinician-scientist at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco.

Inequality

The Complicated Legacy of E. O. Wilson

We must reckon with his and other scientists’ racist ideas if we want an equitable future

December 29, 2021 — Monica R. McLemore | Opinion

Reproduction

Abortion Doesn’t Have to Be an Either-Or Conversation

Treating the decision with nuance and care is essential to reproductive justice

December 8, 2021 — Amy Alspaugh, Linda S. Franck, Renée Mehra, Daniel Suárez-Baquero, Nikki Lanshaw, Toni Bond and Monica R. McLemore | Opinion

Policy

We Must Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage

And that must go hand in hand with better access to quality care, redress of systemic barriers to vital health, and social services and supports

March 11, 2021 — Jamila K. Taylor, Ifeyinwa V. Asiodu, Renée Mehra, Amy Alspaugh, Toni Bond, Linda S. Franck and Monica R. McLemore | Opinion

Public Health

COVID-19 Is No Reason to Abandon Pregnant People

New rules prohibiting spouses or doulas during labor and delivery in many New York City hospitals are putting vulnerable populations at greater risk

March 26, 2020 — Monica R. McLemore | Opinion

Public Health

To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them

Two thirds of all U.S. maternal deaths are considered preventable. Racism—not race—is a critical factor

May 2, 2019 — Monica R. McLemore and Valentina D'Efilippo