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Today at Ms. | September 23, 2024
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Utah’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Placed on Hold… for Now [[link removed]]
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A protest at the Utah Capitol in support of Roe v. Wade on May 3, 2022, in Salt Lake City, after the Dobbs draft opinion leak. (George Frey / Getty Images)
By Livia Follet | If there had been a 15-week abortion ban in place at the time that U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) was 14 weeks pregnant, she would have never been given the freedom, space and time to make the choice not to have an abortion.
“It made me recognize how incredibly grateful I was that I was able to make those choices free from government interference, free from the overreach of people who just wanted to score political points, and how I was free to make the best decision for me and my family, which in my case was to choose not to have an abortion and to give our daughter every chance at life that we possibly could,” Scholten told Ms.
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Surprised a Colorado Mom Was Jailed for Protecting Her Kids? Don’t Be. [[link removed]]
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Rachel Pickrel-Hawkins outside the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office in a photo posted on GoFundMe. (Erin Siegel / GoFundMe)
By Amy Polacko and Christine Cocchiola | Rachel Pickrel-Hawkins was jailed for objecting to court ordered “reunification therapy” that sought to mend the relationship between her children and their father, a man charged with sexually assaulting three of their daughters and physically abusing their son.
As a divorce coach and coercive control expert, who are both domestic abuse survivors, we see these mind boggling, trauma-inducing decisions by family courts every day. This Colorado mom could be any mom. That’s why it’s time that America deals with our family court crisis head on.
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Documentary ‘Preconceived’ Exposes Horrors of Crisis Pregnancy Center Industry: ‘I Came to You for Help. Why Did You Lie?’ [[link removed]]
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A screenshot from Preconceived. Maleeha eventually accessed abortion care; Maria (pictured) had her baby.
By Jenifer McKenna | Since the fall of Roe, anti-choice politicians have rushed to champion “crisis pregnancy centers” (CPCs) as a legitimate alternative to qualified reproductive healthcare. As they funnel millions of taxpayer dollars into these unregulated clinics, abortion ban states suffer high rates of maternal and infant mortality and widespread maternal care deserts.
A new documentary, Preconceived (now available to stream), shines a clear light on this evasive industry, deftly navigating a complex landscape of deception, privacy, finances and faith.
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In this episode, we’re joined by two co-hosts of the Webby Award-winning #SistersInLaw podcast to discuss where our nation stands as we approach the 2024 elections—from the ongoing trials faced by former president Donald Trump, to Nikki Haley, to the Supreme Court’s recent opinions and so much more.
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