[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
October 22, 2025
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
The Ripple Effects of the U.S. Retreat from International Reproductive Care [[link removed]]
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By Jaime M. Gher, Payal Shah and Floriane Borel | The U.S. withdrawal of international reproductive health funding is already having devastating effects around the world. Clinics are closing, health workers go unpaid, and essential medications and contraceptives sit unused in warehouses while millions of women and families lose access to life-saving care.
These abrupt cuts are not just administrative—they are a direct attack on decades of global health progress, putting children, pregnant women and marginalized communities at heightened risk of preventable disease, unintended pregnancy and death.
Yet there is still a path forward. The infrastructure to deliver reproductive and public health services remains in place, and health workers are ready to act. If funding is restored, we can prevent the worst outcomes, safeguard global health, and ensure that the fundamental human rights to health, life and bodily autonomy are protected.
The global community must act urgently to reverse the harm and prevent a full-scale public health and human rights crisis.
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What’s at Stake in Louisiana v. Callais—and Why it Matters for Women [[link removed]] A Bizarro Take on the 14th Amendment for the Voting Rights Act [[link removed]]
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Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
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