Today at Ms. | May 28, 2021
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A Turning Point for Military Sexual Assault [[link removed]]
BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Vanessa Guillén’s case has become a turning point in the long campaign to address sexual assault in the military. The case moved Republican Senator Joni Ernst to join Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to introduce the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. Congresswoman Jackie Speier introduced the Vanessa Guillén Act in the House on May 13.
As AAPI Heritage Month Ends, We Must Recommit Ourselves to the Fight Against Racism and Anti-Asian Hate [[link removed]]
BY TINA TCHEN and JEANNETTE PAI-ESPINOSA | Asian women have been overlooked, dehumanized and ignored by American society. When we are seen, we are often stereotyped as the “China Doll” or the “Dragon Lady.” We have been reduced to our perceived race and stripped of our individual humanity and identity. If this can happen to two Asian leaders in the White House, then what is happening elsewhere across our country to Asian women with fewer resources?
The Weekly Pulse: Roe v. Wade at Risk; U.S. Hits Vaccine Milestone, While Low-Income Countries Struggle to Meet Demands [[link removed]]
BY KRISTEN BATSTONE | We’ve scoured the most trusted journalistic sources to bring you this week’s most important news stories related to health and wellness. In this edition: Texas passes a new anti-abortion law with a chilling twist; abortion rights advocates prepare for the worst as the Supreme Court takes on Mississippi abortion case; the U.S. reaches new milestone as low-income countries struggle to meet vaccine demands; and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure becomes the first Black woman to lead the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
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