Cathy Carter
Cathy Carter is the education reporter for WUSF 89.7 and StateImpact Florida.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspaper,s including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
As a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy - as are all citizens under state mandate - had no choice but to be born a Boston Red Sox fan.
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The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective centers its mission on maternal health with its Birth Justice Care Fund, which provides doula care, maternal mental health therapy and baby supplies. -
Researchers reveal that social influencers are sharing unsubstantiated claims about the side effects of some birth control methods ranging from infertility to depression. -
"The Fentanyl Project," which focuses on two families dealing with the losses of loved ones, highlights how counterfeit prescription pills are causing fentanyl deaths to skyrocket. We talk with the director. -
The decision comes several months after the state's Attorney General Ashley Moody asked the Florida Supreme Court to strike down the measure. -
A Florida bill that would allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of an "unborn child" was recently been pulled by its Republican sponsor. -
Justices will determine whether voters will get the opportunity to decide constitutional limits on abortion in the state. -
The study presents data on several key factors including levels of maternity care access and maternity care deserts by county, distance to birthing hospitals and availability of family planning services. -
Abortion rights supporters have collected nearly half a million petition signatures for their campaign to place the issue before voters on the 2024 ballot. -
The health department says individuals who contracted the disease were bitten in the Sarasota area. This is unusual because a vast majority of U.S. cases are detected after someone travels internationally. -
The fate of abortion rights in Florida is in the hands of the state’s Supreme Court. The justices’ decision hinges on whether abortion is protected under a privacy clause in the Florida constitution.
