A federal judge has temporarily suspended enforcement of the FDA restriction on the abortion pill | raising the bar for menstrual equity | the critical importance of wearing a mask

*"Today at Ms."** | **July 23, 2020*

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*The Abortion Pill Mifepristone Just Became Easier to Get [ [link removed] ]*

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Medication abortion has just become easier to obtain - "The Trump administration can no longer force patients to incur unnecessary COVID-19 risks as the price of getting abortion care."

*Raising the Bar for Menstrual Equity. Period. [ [link removed] ]*

BY JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF | Menstrual equity advocates are demanding clear, consistent policy authorizing people to carry and use their own period products while taking the bar exam.

*Wearing a Mask Makes Me Comfortable in my Body-and Aware of Others' [ [link removed] ]*

BY KELLY JENSEN | "It's not physical masks Americans are pushing back against. It's all the mask represents: the power able-bodied white people wield and the gross inequalities that render some bodies worth more to the world than others." _________________________________________

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