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Abortion rights activists stage a counter-protest in Orlando on April 13, 2024, to kick off the “Yes on 4” campaign, which puts abortion rights on the ballot in the November 2024 election. (Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images)

BY WAKABA OTO | May 1 marks the first day that Florida’s law banning abortion after just six weeks of pregnancy takes effect. 

The six-week cutoff effectively functions as a total ban. Pregnancy is determined from the last menstrual cycle; conception usually occurs in the second week, and the first sign of pregnancy—a missed period—typically appears around four weeks. This timeline gives patients as little as two weeks to recognize their pregnancy, schedule their appointment and arrange travel … assuming they realize they’re pregnant at all. This tightening of abortion laws in Florida not only impacts local residents but also affects those across the South who have sought services in Florida following restrictive changes in their own states.

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BY JULES HANISEE and EMMALINE KENNY | U.S. patriarchal authoritarianism is on the rise, and democracy is on the decline. But day after day, we stay vigilant in our goals to dismantle patriarchy at every turn. The fight is far from over. We are watching, and we refuse to go back. This is the War on Women Report.

Since our last report: Missouri anti-abortion activists try to trick voters out of supporting a ballot measure to protect abortion rights; 70 percent of school shooters committed violence against women before or during their attacks; Connecticut may join Maine, Texas, California and New York in adopting coerced debt protections; Fox News spent only 12 minutes covering a ruling from the all-Republican Arizona Supreme Court reviving a 160-year-old state law that bans abortion; and more.

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Donald Trump speaks at the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 24, 2020—making him the first U.S. president to address the country’s biggest annual gathering of anti-abortion campaigners in person. (Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images)

BY JULIE ALDERMAN BOUDREAU | I am one of an estimated 5 to 6 million women in the U.S. with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—the most common cause of infertility. PCOS is a difficult disease to manage and a direct threat to my chances of bringing life into this world. But my fear isn’t about not being able to get pregnant—it’s about being pregnant in a country without  Roe v. Wade.

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Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin on

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In this episode,  we’re joined by the indomitable Lizz Winstead with a live studio in Washington, D.C. She bares all as we talk about the new documentary featuring her and Abortion Access Front (AAF), No One Asked You.  From her childhood to her own abortion story,  she tells it all, including what led her to found AAF.

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