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Today at Ms. | March 7, 2024
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Mexico Is for Mujeres: The Next Mexican President Will Be a Woman [[link removed]]
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Xóchitl Gálvez. (Carlos Santiago / Eyepix Group/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
BY JENNIFER M. PISCOPO | Mexico’s women-led presidential race does not reveal a feminist utopia—but it does signal progress and possibility.
In a country where women—especially Indigenous women—struggle to survive, Xóchitl Gálvez and Claudia Sheinbaum studied science, shaped policy and crafted resumes worthy of presidential bids. One of them will surely shatter Mexico’s glass ceiling.
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Abortion Pill Revolution: CVS and Walgreens Now Selling Abortion Pills, While Telehealth Abortion Soars [[link removed]]
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CVS and Walgreens—the two largest pharmacy chains in the U.S.—announced they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Two developments are significantly increasing access to abortion pills, which have been available for over two decades but highly restricted until recently:
(1.) On March 1, CVS and Walgreens announced they will begin dispensing abortion pills at brick-and-mortar pharmacies in some states, with a promise to expand to more states soon.
(2.) Meanwhile, the Society of Family Planning released its #WeCount report showing that telehealth abortion—where patients consult remotely with a provider, who then mails abortion pills to them—has increased to 16 percent of all abortions.
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The Case for Safe Abortions for Refugee Women [[link removed]]
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Ethiopian refugees who fled fighting in Tigray province wait to receive prenatal medical care at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan’s eastern Gedaref state on Nov. 21, 2020. (Ashraf Shazly / AFP via Getty Images)
BY MELANIE NEZER | On the eve of International Women’s Day, President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address. Kate Cox, a Texas woman denied access to abortion to terminate an unviable pregnancy that threatened her health, will attend as First Lady Jill Biden’s guest. Cox was able to travel to another state to access a safe abortion. While she should never have been put in that position in the first place, thankfully, she was able to get care.
Globally, options for women who are refugees are often significantly more limited. That’s why Congress must provide increased funding for international family planning programs, without any new restrictions.
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This week, we’re continuing our series, “The Trump Indictments,” which unpacks the litigation and criminal charges levied at former president Donald Trump. In this episode, Dr. Goodwin brings us up to speed on the Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate the former President on the Colorado ballot. Professor Anthony Michael Kreis also returns to discuss what’s been happening in Washington, D.C. and what comes next in at least one of Trump’s trials.
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