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Today at Ms. | April 18, 2023
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When Voters Vote, They Vote for Abortion—So Republicans Want to Make It Harder to Vote [[link removed]]
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Abortion rights supporter Faith Halstead chants along with other protesters near the Florida State Capitol, where state senators voted to pass a proposed sic-week abortion ban in Tallahassee, on April 3, 2023. (The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BY JILL FILIPOVIC | Where voters are allowed to have a say, they give a resounding “yes” to abortion rights. Instead of adjusting their politics accordingly, the GOP just makes it harder for voters to vote.
There is a direct relationship between authoritarianism and opposition to abortion rights. After all, what is more authoritarian and more a rejection of basic individual freedoms, than believing the government should be able to force you into pregnancy and motherhood?
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How to Stop Taxing Our Families and Our Future [[link removed]]
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BY RICKEY GARD DIAMOND | Children bring us happiness and shared hope for our future. Yet, the surest route to U.S. poverty is simply being a child or a mother. Other developed nations on average contribute $14,000 a year for toddler care. The U.S. invests $500. That’s not only stingy. It’s stupid.
Taxing women and their wombs hurts all of us. It’s a better plan to tax those who can best afford it.
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The Case for an Inter-American Green Wave for Abortion Rights [[link removed]]
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Feminist demonstrators wave green scarves during a demonstration on Sept. 28, 2022, International Safe Abortion Day in San Salvador, El Salvador. The event celebrated global actions to decriminalize abortion in various countries. (Camilo Freedman / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
BY PAULA AVILA-GUILLEN and KELLY BADEN | Despite differing political systems and climates, activists in the U.S. and Latin America share a vision of reproductive freedom and access to healthcare that cannot be stopped.
We are a united movement, a transnational movement, a movement without borders and together we are unstoppable. The Green Wave is here to stay.
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In 2022, women voters across the U.S. made their voices heard, demanding access to safe reproductive healthcare. And yet, state legislatures—which purport to represent the people—continue to attack reproductive rights, proposing increasingly restrictive bans on abortion. In the face of these challenges, how can we work towards a government that truly represents us—and protects us?
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