Worth reading: Politics and public health

A few of the recent pieces I've liked:

Alicia Menendez at Fusion: Pregnant in the time of Zika: How Congress failed women like me

Vann R. Newkirk II in The Atlantic: Can free markets keep people healthy?

Brittney Martin in the Dallas Morning News: Texas' rate of pregnancy-related deaths nearly doubles

Sara Kliff and Ezra Klein at Vox: Public option? Status quo? Collapse? What comes next for Obamacare

Peggy Lowe at NPR/ Harvest Media: Working "The Chain," Slaughterhouse Workers Face Lifelong Injuries

David Dobbs in National Geographic: Why There's New Hope About Ending Blindness