Today at Ms. | December 13, 2021


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Fetal Rights or Women’s Rights? [[link removed]]

BY KIMBERLY HAMLIN | The fundamental question at stake in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health is not the future of abortion access—but whether or not women count as equal citizens under the law.
What happens when the rights of the unborn prevail over those of living, breathing, working, loving and dreaming women and girls? Historically, women and girls suffer dire health, emotional, economic, career and personal consequences.
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The Supreme Court’s Latest Inaction on Abortion Is a Constitutional Disaster [[link removed]]
BY KATHY SPILLAR | A disaster.
That was my first reaction when I heard the news early Friday morning about the Supreme Court’s ruling on two emergency appeals to block enforcement of the Texas law S.B. 8 banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
The Court’s failure is especially concerning in the face of an increasingly imperiled Roe . As we await a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson , the case that could lead to an outright repeal—or at least a further gutting—of Roe v. Wade , set to arrive next summer, I continue to reflect on last week’s hearings.
Civil Rights Groups Urge Senate to Delay Recess Until Voting Rights Legislation Is Passed [[link removed]]
BY HANNAH BECK | More than 200 civil rights groups urge the Senate to pass voting rights legislation before they leave for recess—and before it’s too late to ensure safe, fair 2022 midterm elections.


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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]] .
As the December oral arguments date for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case fast approaches, all eyes are on the Supreme Court. But we’re wondering — what’s happening at the on the ground, at clinics that provide abortions and reproductive health services where persistent, even daily violence against patients and providers goes overlooked and under-addressed?
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