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Today at Ms. | October 18, 2023
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This November, Abortion Is on the Ballot in Ohio. Here’s What You Need to Know to Vote [[link removed]]
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A “yes” vote on Issue 1 supports amending the Ohio constitution to establish a right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions, including but not limited to” decisions about abortion, contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and continuing pregnancy. (Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights / Instagram)
BY MORGAN CARMEN | This November, Ohioans will decide whether to add to the state’s constitution the right for individuals to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion. Early voting in the election has already begun.
A coalition of reproductive, women’s and civil rights organizations, Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, is urging voters to vote YES on Issue 1 to protect reproductive freedom.
Ohioans, here’s all you need to know about how to vote in this election.
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I Was Low-Income and Undocumented, But I Dreamed of College. Now I’m ACLU’s Deputy National Political Director. [[link removed]]
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Maribel Nava, Zoe Ortiz and Rosa Vazquez—Harvard University students and members of Act on a Dream, a group of Harvard Students who advocate for immigration reform—attend a rally at Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept. 5, 2017. (Jessica Rinaldi / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
BY MARIBEL HERNÁNDEZ RIVERA | W ith recent judicial blows to affirmative action and DACA, and attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, many underrepresented students are left wondering: Now what?
Do they belong in higher education? Will they have the opportunity to go to college? Will they have a successful career? Will they ever make it? Growing up Latina, low-income and undocumented, Maribel Hernández Rivera had the same questions. Now, she is the ACLU’s deputy national policy director and is searching for ways to support and mentor the next generation.
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Sophia Huang Xueqin Won Awards for Her #MeToo Reporting. Today, Her Fate Remains a Mystery. [[link removed]]
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Sophia Huang Xueqin, a freelance journalist who wants to raise awareness about sexual harassment in China, poses with a #MeToo sign at her home on Aug. 12, 2017. (Thomas Yau / South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
BY MAX FALLON-GOODWIN | Huang (Sophia) Xueqin’s reporting sparked a wave of #MeToo allegations against various high-ranking media personalities and professors in China. She described the censorship she faced as “severe.” The extreme backlash Huang faced for her reporting included an onslaught of threats, bullying on her personal pages, and intimidation from authorities—eventually leading to her arrest in September 2021.
As of this month, Huang has been jailed and almost entirely cut off from her friends, family and advocacy groups for over 750 days.
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On this week’s episode, we’re continuing our series unpacking the litigation and criminal charges that have been levied at former president Donald Trump: The Trump Indictments. But these indictments don’t just include former president Donald Trump—they also include co-conspirators. Who are they—and what do their cases mean for the case against Trump as a whole?
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