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After 3½ decades of Francoism, during which, the author reminds us, the dictator “decided that Spaniards were too childish to govern themselves,” there was a palpable sense of a nation orphaned.

The study's authors say there is an urgent need for widespread education to ensure that healthcare providers understand the risks and can offer safer alternatives when appropriate.

Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist and author of the newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist, told Salon, that it’s important to note that states still collect data to send to the CDC.

The author is a fan of this feminist hero but acknowledges that Rankin was a family tyrant with a short fuse.

Along the way, we are treated to the author’s ironic wit and the delightful spectacle of Josie schooling her partner in the social graces he endearingly lacks.