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  • Read more: How Thailand’s Fishing Industry and Your Tuna Melt Are Linked to Human Trafficking
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    How Thailand’s Fishing Industry and Your Tuna Melt Are Linked to Human Trafficking

    By Stephen Wood I used to be averse to mayonnaise and I still am for its use as a condiment or in dishes like coleslaw or potato salad. My grandmother made our potato salad with oil and vinegar and lots of garlic and our coleslaw was vinegar-based too. I would tell friends that I was…

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  • Read more: Birth Plans as Advance Directives
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    Birth Plans as Advance Directives

    By Nadia N. Sawicki There is growing public recognition that women’s autonomy rights during labor and delivery are being routinely violated. Though such violations rarely rise to the level of egregious obstetric violence I described in an earlier blog post, women recognize that hospital births, even for the most low-risk pregnancies, often involve cascades of…