Today at Ms. | November 11, 2021


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Texas’s Six-Week Ban Has Been In Effect for Over Two Months. Is There an End in Sight? [[link removed]]

BY ROXY SZAL | With a lack of Supreme Court action to block the most restrictive abortion ban in history, Texas abortion advocates are looking to a district court for relief.
“Our lawsuit is about fighting for Texans who deserve access to the essential health care they need, without having their medical decisions controlled by politicians, anti-abortion vigilantes, or anyone else,” said plaintiff Amanda Beatriz Williams, executive director of Lilith Fund.
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‘Our Job Is Not Done’: Women Veterans in Congress Continue To Help Afghan Refugees [[link removed]]
BY MARIEL PADILLA, THE 19TH | Women policymakers and veterans are pressing the Biden administration to protect Afghan refugees, specifically women and children.
“Women have been on the frontlines—and not just in Afghanistan—of promoting democratic values in an important way,” said Rep. Mikie Sherrill. “So if we want to see an Afghanistan that does not look like an Afghanistan of 20 years ago, then supporting women is a critical piece of that … Our job is not done.”

Miscarriage of Justice: The Danger of Laws Criminalizing Pregnancy Outcomes [[link removed]]
BY MADIBA K. DENNIE and JACKIE FIELDING | Reproductive rights are under attack, and that means our rights to participate fully and freely in civic life are too. The criminalization of abortion forces a dual deprivation upon people who can become pregnant: Not only do we lose bodily autonomy, we lose our place in the body politic.
(Click here to read more from our special series in collaboration with the Brennan Center: "Abortion is Essential to Democracy") [[link removed]]

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In this episode, we are on the ground with the American Constitution Society (ACS) for a show with Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. Along with host Michele Goodwin, Herod and Ford discuss being Black in public office: namely, how they deal with the challenges and demands while staying true to themselves.
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