Today at Ms. | August 31, 2021


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Educating Texans on How to Get Abortion Pills Online: “Your Nearest Provider Is In Your Pocket” [[link removed]]

BY CARRIE BAKER | Before the six-week abortion ban takes effect on Wednesday, abortion pill advocacy group Plan C and Progress Texas drove a mobile billboard truck around West Texas for three days to educate people about how they can access abortion pills online.


Returning to Schools Without Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Moms Must Choose: Their Jobs, or Their Kids’ Health [[link removed]]

BY KATIE FLEISCHER | Despite children under 12 being unable to get vaccinated and the Delta variant surging across the country, most schools are reopening in-person this month, presenting parents with a tough choice—especially in states and localities without mask and vaccine mandates.
Moms—particularly Black and low-income moms—are bearing the brunt.


Representative Democracy Requires Inclusion of All Abilities [[link removed]]

BY TIFFANY GARDNER, ERIN LOOS CUTRARO and CYNTHIA RICHIE TERRELL | The Americans with Disability Act was passed in July 1990, providing legal avenues for access to spaces and opportunities for those with disabilities. Yet 31 years after this historic law was passed, American women with disabilities continue to fight for an equal voice and opportunities for representation.


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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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