The fight for abortion access in the Midwest; misleading CPCs are allowed to remain open during the pandemic; student journalists and the effect of COVID-19 on college students.
Today at Ms. | April 17, 2020
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“Abortion is Not Elective”: Midwest Reproductive Health Care During a Pandemic
BY ABBEY HARDY-FAIRBANKS & CHRISTINA BOURNE | "Last weekend, like many weekends before, we traveled from our respective home states to Kansas to provide abortion care. A typical weekend is very busy, and we stay late to ensure everyone is seen and treated with respect, compassion and evidence-based care. This weekend was different."
Hypocrisy: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Remain Open While Abortion Clinics Forced to Close
BY ASHLEY LYNN PRIORE | As conservative lawmakers take advantage of the current global health crisis to shut down abortion clinics in Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana and Iowa by declaring that abortion is a “nonessential” medical service, crisis pregnancy centers—which provide false information to women in an attempt to dissuade them from obtaining abortions—have been allowed to remain open.
Four Female Editors-In-Chief from College Newspapers Serve Their Communities During COVID-19 Crisis
BY FIONA PESTANA | Student journalists are breaking news and keeping their peers informed as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Four female editors-in-chief of college newspapers around the country spoke to Ms. about the hardships and successes that have arisen in these challenging times.
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