Today at Ms. | August 25, 2021

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Women Congress Members Call for Increased Abortion Pill Access: “It’s Time We Trust the Science”

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Over 70 Congress members are calling for “equitable, science-based” policies governing access to the abortion pill.
“There is no reason for the FDA to impose unnecessary restrictions on the medication abortion drug mifepristone—a safe and effective form of medication abortion care.”

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Nationwide Paid Leave Bus Tour Culminates as Democrats Prepare to Expand Social Safety Net

BY JULIET SCHULMAN-HALL | A weeks-long bus tour spanned 14 states, raising awareness about the need for paid family and medical leave for all.

Paid leave plays a large role in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion ‘human’ infrastructure package. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved the necessary budget framework for the package, a key first step.

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Native Leadership Program Preserves Elder Knowledge Through Intergenerational Relationships

BY KHIRA HICKBOTTOM | The Spirit Aligned Leadership Program (SALP)—the only Indigenous elder women-run nonprofit program in existence—aims to pair Native women elders with younger mentees with the goal of passing on knowledge for the continued improvement of their tribes and larger communities.

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The recent rise in documented anti-Asian violence has raised questions about the current status of Asian American identity and safety in the U.S. How does “Asian” fit into the American racial taxonomy, which has for so long relied on a dichotomy of Black and white?

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