Those are real harms and that's what I think the goal of any intelligence reform should be.
Members of sociologically constructed racialized identities suffer real harms, and laws might have to distinguish individuals according to their racialized identities in order to compensate for such harms.
But focusing almost exclusively on the benefits mammograms might help save the lives of about one in every 1,000 women in their 40s understates the real harms of too many mammograms, including false positives that lead to unnecessary follow-up tests and biopsies.
These efforts provide opportunities to engage in positive, productive public education about the real harms our communities face.
"Legislators who try to make abortion less accessible need to realize there are real harms from forcing women to carry unwanted pregnancies to term," Foster says.
"There are real harms associated with drug use, particularly for people who become dependent on it," said Di Natale, who used to be a drug and alcohol clinician.
