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Melissa Jeltsen

@quasimado

Melissa Jeltsen is a senior reporter at HuffPost where she writes about violence against women and reproductive rights. She has won awards from Newswomen's Club of New York and the Writers Guild. She is currently working on a series about abortion in the year 2020.

Covering Abortion as a Personal Health Care Issue, and Not Just a Political One

Covering Abortion as a Personal Health Care Issue, and Not Just a Political One

For about a year, Becca Andrews, a Mother Jones reporter based in California, diligently worked to build a relationship with Laurie Bertram Roberts, an activist who helps Mississippi women obtain…