September 22, 2021


With so much at stake for women and for equality, Ms. will be reporting on policy initiatives and progress within Congress and the Biden-Harris administration—as well as tracking the backlash to equality. Every Wednesday, we will keep you updated, informed and ready to push forward!


Rally for Reproductive Rights: Women’s March Returns October 2 [[link removed]]

BY THE TEAM | The day after Texas’s new abortion law went into effect, the Women’s March announced its return to Washington and across the nation to rally in support of reproductive rights.
On October 2, we’re marching in every single state ahead of the Supreme Court reconvening on October 4. Women’s March and more than 90 other organizations, including National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Planned Parenthood, SHERO Mississippi, Mississippi in Action, Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, The Frontline, Working Families Party, and SisterSong, are organizing a national call to mobilize and defend our reproductive rights.
Here's how you can find or host a march near you.
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U.S. Health and Human Services to Protect Texas Abortion Patients and Providers: “We Have Your Back,” Says Secretary Xavier Becerra [[link removed]]

Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice to Coincide with U.N. General Assembly: “Life Itself Hangs in the Balance” [[link removed]]


Before Roe v. Wade, the “Janes” Gave Desperate Women a Safer Choice [[link removed]]

The Taliban Further Tightens Its Grip on Afghan Women and Girls: “These Young Women Have Fought for Themselves” [[link removed]]


Student Activists Are Breaking the Silence on Period Poverty [[link removed]]

Texas’s Abortion Ban Is Already Causing a Brain Drain in the State. Will Companies Speak Out? [[link removed]]

What we're reading
We know it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. That's why going forward, we'll provide a weekly roundup of the stories we think are important that Ms. may not have covered. Here's what we're reading this week:

"Opinion: Why I violated Texas’s extreme abortion ban" — The Washington Post [[link removed]]
"Texas doctor who violated state’s abortion ban is sued, launching test of constitutionality" — The Washington Post [[link removed]]
"These Single Moms Are Forced to Choose: Reveal Their Sexual Histories or Forfeit Welfare" — ProPublica [[link removed]]
"‘Lost Between Borders’: Afghan Women on the Lives They Left Behind" — The New York Times [[link removed]]
"Line 3 Resisters Light the Way in a Battle for Life on Earth" — TruthOut [[link removed]]

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Tune in for a new episode of Ms. magazine's podcast, On the Issues with Michele Goodwin on Apple Podcasts [[link removed]] + Spotify [[link removed]] .
Dr. Goodwin is joined by Professor Dorothy Roberts to unpack Texas’ new abortion ban, the Supreme Court’s decision to let it stand, and what the legacies of legislative interference with reproductive decision-making and autonomy mean for women, people who can become pregnant, and for our American democracy.
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!



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