Past Projects
When abortion is a lifeline: a mom fights to change abortion laws in Dominican Republic
Rosa Almonte’s daughter died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Because she was pregnant, doctors postponed cancer treatment. In the Dominican Republic abortion is illegal and criminalized with sentences of up to 30 years in prison. The case has become emblematic in the country’s fight to change the laws to allow abortion when the life of the mother is in danger.
This story is part of the project ”When Abortion is a Lifeline”, an immersive multimedia experience. It explores how laws that prohibit access to abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean often end up infringing upon a woman’s basic right to life.
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When Abortion is a Lifeline
Other Projects
Music is her passion but clinical trials pay the bills
Blue Fronteraz knows all clinics in Texas that conduct Phase I clinical trials, she calls them her "workplace" and wants to convince her 15-year-old daughter to follow her steps. “I would’ve loved to have known about these studies, I assure you I’d already had a house, all my debts paid”, says the singer.
Edna is a sexually active student. Without Obamacare she cannot afford contraceptives
Republican senators continue to seek ways to repeal the existing health care law known as Obamacare. Their proposal includes a halt in reimbursement for Medicaid patients who visit Planned Parenthood’s clinics. This is the testimony of a 27-year-old woman who relies on the reproductive health services offered by the organization.
Young latinos: an underrepresented population in the Census
According to the organization Young Invincibles, young adults are a hard-to-count population since it is not their priority to fill out the Census. They become even harder to count when moving to other cities to start their careers and follow their dreams.
Fear of deportation grows among the undocumented in the fields of Wisconsin
In Wisconsin’s dairy industry, more than half of workers are immigrants, and many are undocumented. In a Rust Belt state that Donald Trump swept in the 2016 election, workers are left wondering how much longer they can keep working before immigration enforcement arrives.
Everyone must decide whether or not they need an abortion, without any political interference
Dr. Yashica Robinson, an obstetrician-gynecologist with 14 years of experience, works at one of the three remaining clinics that are also abortion providers in the state of Alabama. We visited to understand the potential impact of restrictive new legislation.