Idaho Proposition 1 promises reproductive freedom and privacy, but its legal language reaches far beyond its reassuring title. This investigation examines what the measure says, what it leaves unsaid, and how its protections could affect unborn children, minors, trafficking victims, premature infants, parental safeguards, and existing Idaho law. … More The Children Hidden Inside Proposition 1
What happens when support for women depends on whether the woman agrees with us? When Solidarity Becomes Conditional examines feminism, political identity, belonging, faith, and the ways women can become divided by ideology. Using psychology, Scripture, and my own theories of dissonance and emotional idolatry, I explore what our treatment of one another may reveal about what we actually believe about dignity, truth, and solidarity. … More When Solidarity Becomes Conditional
Fiscal responsibility sounds responsible until we ask who is actually being required to practice it. Federal and Idaho policy changes are reducing Medicaid and SNAP spending, increasing eligibility and compliance requirements, and shifting more costs onto low income households, while other policies deliver substantial financial gains higher up the income ladder. As a public health educator and mother to disabled children who will need lifelong care, I wanted to look beyond the political slogans and follow the numbers. What I found raises a harder question than whether government is saving money. Is it actually reducing costs, or simply moving them onto the people least able to absorb them? … More The People Paying for Fiscal Responsibility
In Idaho, chronic illness is no longer shaped by health alone. It is increasingly shaped by policy. This article explores how Medicaid requirements and administrative burden are impacting real families and what that reveals about access to care at a public health level. … More When Compliance Becomes a Barrier to Care
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