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Amanda Zurawski said of her fight to improve abortion access in Texas, “If we don’t speak out, it’s not going to get better.” (Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images)

BY BONNIE FULLER | “It’s so frustrating that we are no closer to giving doctors the clarity they need to help patients like me or Kate,” said Amanda Zurawski when the Texas Supreme Court denied Kate Cox an abortion. “People are left living in fear of prison or losing their livelihood.”

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Sen. London Lamar speaks on the Tennessee Senate chamber floor to support an amendment to a state abortion bill. (Diana King / ProPublica)

BY JENNIFER BERRY HAWES| A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80 percent male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans.

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BY CLARA SCHOLL | The U.S. ranks as the 19th most dangerous country for women, 11th in maternal mortality, 30th in closing the gender pay gap, 75th in women’s political representation, and painfully lacks paid family leave and equal access to health care. But Ms. has always understood: Feminist movements around the world hold answers to some of the U.S.’s most intractable problems. Ms. Global is taking note of feminists worldwide.

This week: news from Spain, Afghanistan, Türkiye and more.

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