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No-fault divorce – meaning that the filing spouse is not required to show wrongdoing by the other spouse as the reason for dissolution – first began in 1969, when then-Gov. Ronald Reagan of California signed the first law of its kind in the US. Today, every state and the District of Columbia offers no-fault divorce.(Grace Cary / Getty Images)

BY SARAH MCCARTHY | In April 2020, my daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Caring for my medically complex daughter was one of the hardest things I have ever done. 

I am thrilled that my home state of Minnesota just approved paid family and medical leave—joining 11 other states and the District of Columbia in offering this program. Signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Tim Walz (D), Minnesota's new plan recognizes the incredible labor that family caregivers—the vast majority of whom are women—put into caring for their loved ones, often at financial, physical and emotional cost to themselves. 

The next step is for Congress to pass federal paid leave and expand access to FMLA.

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(L-R) Eddie Marsan, John Leguizamo, Zrinka Cvitesic, Anissa Matlock, Ria Zmitrowicz, Toheeb Jimoh, Heather Agyepong, Halle Bush, Auli’i Cravalho, Naomi Alderman, Toni Collette, Raelle Tucker, Naomi de Pear and Jane Featherstone attend The Power premiere and screening on March 23, 2023, in New York City. (Cindy Ord / Getty Images for Prime Video)

BY AVIVA DOVE-VIEBAHN | Written by Naomi Alderman and adapted into a TV series for Prime Video, The Power asks a deceptively simple question: What would happen if, overnight, girls and some women worldwide gained the ability to administer electric shocks at will?

Ms. spoke with Naomi Alderman about her novel and how she sees its television adaptation resonating in the years since the book’s initial release.

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Abortion rights advocates rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 14, 2023, in protest of proposed abortion pill restrictions. (Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images)

BY PHOEBE KOLBERT | "I felt so alone, depressed and anxious, and I think a lot of that could had been avoided if I had received more support. If you’re going through it, I promise it gets easier, it just takes time." 

A series from Ms., Our Abortion Stories chronicles readers’ experiences of abortion pre- and post- Roe. Abortions are sought by a wide range of people, for many different reasons. There is no single story. Share your abortion story by emailing [email protected].

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