[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
April 19, 2023
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
As Supreme Court Weighs Next Steps on Abortion Pill, Protesters Rally in Support of Abortion Rights [[link removed]]
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a march for abortion rights in front of City Hall in Los Angeles, on April 15, 2023. “This moment, I believe, is the next phase of a movement,” Harris said at the speech. “And we have all been called to help lead this movement, to fight on behalf of all of the people who have so much at stake.” (Apu Gomes / AFP via Getty Images)
BY CARRIE N. BAKER and ROXY SZAL | As the Supreme Court weighs its options on the abortion pill mifepristone, abortion and women’s rights supporters across the U.S. are protesting the latest efforts to restrict access to abortion. Protests took place this weekend in small and large cities, including Amarillo and Dallas, Texas; Chicago; Detroit; Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, Calif.; New York City; Seattle; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital.
The continued contradictory orders of various courts have escalated the issue to the Supreme Court. A decision could come any day.

The Supreme Court has two options: allow the Fifth Circuit ruling to take effect, or maintain the previous status quo on mifepristone.
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Florida’s Role in Providing Vital Abortion Access for the South Threatened by Six-Week Ban: ‘It’s Essentially Forced Pregnancy’ [[link removed]] Women Need Julie Su as Our Next Labor Secretary. The Labor Movement Is Ready to Fight for Her [[link removed]]
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When Voters Vote, They Vote for Abortion—So Republicans Want to Make It Harder to Vote [[link removed]] Student-Athletes Can Now Sue Discriminatory Universities for Money Damages, a Victory for Title IX [[link removed]]
What we're reading
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
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"How
Janelle
Jones’s
Story
About
Black
Women
and
the
Economy
Caught
On”
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New
York
Times
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“The
Logic
of
Slavery
Reparations”
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Guardian
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"Virtual
Reality
Promised
us
a
New
World.
Instead,
It's
Become
a
Breeding
Ground
for
Harassment.”
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[link removed] [[link removed]] Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin on Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] + Spotify [[link removed]] .
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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