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!


21 Years After FDA Approval, Abortion Pill Is More Critical Than Ever [[link removed]]

BY CARRIE BAKER | Twenty-one years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the abortion pill mifepristone for distribution in the United States. As states are now passing laws to ban abortion and the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the abortion pill is what will make a post-Roe world very different from the pre-Roe world, when thousands of women died each year from illegal abortions, and many more were left permanently harmed by unsafe and illegal abortions.
Abortion pills are safe and effective, widely accessible online and easy to use. A grassroots movement led by the organization Plan C is now working to ensure that women across the country know how to get abortion pills and how to use them.
On the 21st anniversary of FDA approval of the abortion pill, now is a good time to remember the courageous and tenacious people who fought for decades to make this life-saving medication possible.
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Texas Abortion Ban Called Out for Women’s Rights Violations at the U.N. [[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:

"‘We’re seeing shock.’ Texas abortion clinics are now operating as trauma centers" — The 19th [[link removed]]
"A decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,” LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effects" — The Washington Post [[link removed]]
"Inside the Nation's Largest Guaranteed Income Experiment" — TIME [[link removed]]
(Want to learn more about Magnolia Mothers' Trust, one of the guaranteed income programs mentioned in this piece? Hear from the mothers themselves in our [[link removed]] Ms. [[link removed]] magazine exclusive "Front and Center" series. [[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]] .
Over the past year, the demand for a global reckoning with anti-Blackness has reverberated around the world. How can the international community address slavery’s legacy? Dr. Goodwin is joined by Dr. Amara Enyia to break down the global impacts of antiblackness—from COVID-19 deaths to the effects of the climate crisis—and the importance of international organizing across the African diaspora.
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!



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