With Today at Ms.—a daily newsletter from the team here at Ms. magazine—our top stories are delivered straight to your inbox every afternoon, so you’ll be informed and ready to fight back.

One of the plaintiffs, Dr. Austin Dennard (L), hugs her patient and fellow plaintiff Lauren Miller, outside the Texas Supreme Court in Austin on Nov. 28, 2023. (Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images)

BY ROXY SZAL | The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case which seeks to clarify the scope of Texas’ “medical emergency” exception under its state abortion bans. Represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), the plaintiffs—20 Texas women denied abortions, joined by two doctors—allege they were denied abortion care in Texas for their medically complex pregnancies, including cases where the fetus was not expected to survive after birth.

A ruling from the state Supreme Court is expected in the coming weeks or months. All the while, the case is working its way through the lower courts, which goes to full trial on March 25, 2024. In the meantime, CRR lawyer Molly Duane had a message for Texas women: “The Center for Reproductive Rights stands ready to help anyone in a situation where their life is on the line and they’re not getting the care they need.”

(Click here to read more)

A mother and her child in a temporary apartment for victims of domestic violence. In the U.S., one in three women, and one in four men, have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. (Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP via Getty Images)

BY GLORIA STEINEM | Women in prison often spend 17 hours a day isolated in their cells, with no reading material except the Bible, or with only books and magazines they must share with hundreds of other women. And this past year has seen reading bans inside prisons grow at a more concerning rate than those in public schools and libraries.

If you would like the deep satisfaction of knowing you’re a part of letting women know they’re not alone, please make a tax-deductible contribution to the Ms. Prison and Domestic Violence Shelter Program.

(Click here to read more) 

Crystal Hudson of the New York City council; Neslie Yang of St. Paul; and Kimberly Wilburn of Minnetonka.

BY ALISSA BOMBARDIER SHAW and STEPH SCAGLIA | As of this month, 46 cities have adopted ranked-choice voting (RCV), which allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference.

On Election Day earlier this month, 11 of these RCV cities across six states held elections, and RCV has proven once again to yield positive outcomes for women. 

(Click here to read more) 

Tune in for the latest episode of Ms. magazine's newest podcast, Torn Apart on

Apple Podcasts + Spotify.

In conversation with experts, Prof. Dorothy Roberts uncovers how over time, the child welfare system went from neglecting Black children to over policing and separating Black families. She also investigates how family policing and taking children has been a tool to suppress Black resistance against racial oppression and continues to surveil, regulate, and punish Black families today.

We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!

READ THE REST | GET THE MAGAZINE | SUPPORT MS.

Enjoy this newsletter? Forward to a friend!
Was this email forwarded to you by a friend? Subscribe.

Ms. Magazine
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
United States

Manage your email subscriptions here

If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please 

unsubscribe.