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Today at Ms. | March 17, 2025
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Trump Administration Drops Lawsuit to Protect Emergency Abortion Access: ‘A Cruel and Callous Act That Could Cost Pregnant Idahoans Their Lives’ [[link removed]]
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By Shoshanna Ehrlich | The Trump administration’s recent decision to drop the Biden-era lawsuit defending emergency abortion access in Idaho under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is another powerful indication of its intent to dismantle existing federal protections for sexual and reproductive health.
Anticipating this move, St. Luke’s Health System filed filed a new lawsuit against Idaho during the first month of Trump’s presidency. On March 3, upon learning that dismissal was imminent, St. Luke’s sought and was granted a temporary restraining order to preserve the status quo—meaning Idaho remains barred from enforcing its criminal abortion law to the extent it conflicts with EMTALA. At least for the moment, pregnant Idahoans with emergency medical conditions that pose serious threats to their health are not faced with the dilemma of whether to be airlifted out of the state to receive stabilizing abortion care or wait until an abortion becomes necessary to prevent their death. However, the case is far from over, and the eventual outcome is uncertain—especially if it winds up again before the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority.
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A Young Black Scientist Discovered a Pivotal Leprosy Treatment in the 1920s. An Older White Male Colleague Took the Credit. [[link removed]]
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By Mark M. Lambert | Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today—and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist Alice Ball in the 1920s. She laid fundamental groundwork for the first effective leprosy treatment globally. But her legacy still prompts conversations about the marginalization of women and people of color in science today.
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The Republican Budget Plan Betrays Women and Their Families [[link removed]]
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By Kathy Spillar | If you’re like me, you were following the drama around the Republican funding bill that played out on Friday in the Senate, just hours before the government was set to run out of money. A continuing resolution to fund the government—constructed entirely by Republicans who refused to negotiate a bipartisan bill with Democrats—was finally passed, over nearly unanimous Democratic opposition. Once again, programs that make a profound difference in the lives of women and their families were sacrificed in a high stakes political game, played by people who won’t experience any the real-world impacts.
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In the fourth episode of The Z Factor, host Anoushka Chander is joined by Ashwin Ramaswami to dive into how we deal with political loss. Anoushka and Ashwin discuss his campaign’s strategy to use technology to reach people, how he engages with young men disillusioned with politics, and what Democrats can change about their messaging going forward. Ashwin also shares how his Indian-American upbringing influenced his political service work.
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