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Diana Greene Foster investigates how reproductive healthcare access impacts an individual’s physical, mental and socioeconomic well-being. (Courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation)

BY ANDREA COOPER | Abortion does not harm women’s mental health: Ninety-five percent of women who had an abortion say it was the right decision for them five years later, according to the Turnaway Study, groundbreaking research that documented the outcomes for women who received and were denied an abortion.

“Our failure as a society to acknowledge the sacrifice that pregnant people make when they have a baby is misogyny, ignorance and misogyny,” said Diana Greene Foster, the study’s lead researcher.

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Karina Cotlage and Isabella Rascon, both John Muir High School students in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 20, 2019. Of the 25 U.S. states with the highest populations of Black residents, only 11 mandate sex education and of those, only three require that the information presented is medically accurate. (Sarah Reingewirtz / MediaNews Group / Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

BY NATASHA CROOKS | As of this fall, GOP leaders and lawmakers in over a dozen states have passed bans on teaching human sexuality or stymied federal grants aimed at addressing sexual behaviors and lowering rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

While this negatively affects all children, it is particularly harmful for Black girls. Black adolescent girls in the United States experience poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes due to bullying and stereotyping. These health concerns persist throughout their lives and a lack of sex education is a key factor.

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A man looks at placards with names of women who were killed by their partners during the performance “Walk of Silence” against gender violence on Nov. 25, 2023, in Malaga, Spain. The yearly march displays candles and placards with the names of all women who were killed by their partners in Spain. (Jesus Merida / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)

BY JAKE STIKA | The pro-feminist future needs more publications like Ms.—especially in light of the recent uncertainty around Jezebel in the U.S. and the cessation of Shameless in Canada.

We believe Voice Male magazine is one of them. Its preservation and growth are essential to putting forth a narrative that counters the troubling undertow of Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate and points to answers within the tearing down of patriarchy, not the rebuilding of it.

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As various wars and conflicts continue to mount around the world, from Ukraine to Gaza, to Sudan and beyond, we’re wondering: where are the women at the negotiating table? The number of women and girls living in conflict-affected countries continues to mount, reaching 614 million people in 2022—a 50-percent increase from 2017. What do governments and NGOs need to do to make sure that women’s needs do not fall through the cracks?

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