[[link removed]] Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Letter from an Editor | May 7, 2022
Dear John,
It’s relatively rare to see a U.S. congressperson so angry that they’re having trouble speaking. Which is why I was surprised and inspired when earlier this week I noticed a video of Sen. Elizabeth Warren making the rounds online. In the video, Warren stands in front of the Supreme Court, surrounded by pro-abortion rights protestors and the media. And she’s shaking with rage.
“I am angry because of who will pay the price for this,” she says, referring of course to Monday’s leaked draft Supreme Court opinion that signals the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the sweeping bans on abortion access passed in Republican controlled state legislatures across the country.
“It will not be wealthy women,” Warren continues. “Wealthy women can get on an airplane, they can fly to another state, they can fly to another country, they can get the protection they need. This will fall on the poorest women in our country. This will fall on the young women who have been abused, who are victims of incest. This will fall on those who have been raped. This will fall on mothers who are already struggling to work three jobs, to be able to support the children they have.”
Even before Monday’s leak revealed that the Court was planning on reversing the 1973 ruling that provided a constitutional right to abortion for 50 years, advocates have known that the end of Roe was possible. From the mounting state-level abortion restrictions to the stacking of the nation’s highest court with right wing justices appointed by two Republican presidents who lost the popular vote, our constitutional rights have never been fully secured. Even today, though abortion still technically remains legal, there are multiple states with only one abortion clinic remaining. The lack of safe abortion access is already impacting the people Warren mentions in her fiery speech: poor women, young women and teenaged girls, mothers, disproportionately women of color, women who are victims of rape and incest.
We know this from the stories of reproductive rights and justice advocates; independent clinic directors struggling to stay afloat with limited funding, targeted by anti-abortion extremists and harassment; by the stories of everyday women who can’t afford to skip the days off work it would take for them to drive three states over to the closest abortion clinic.
But like Sen. Warren, we will not let this anger and rage pass by. “I am angry. Angry and upset and determined,” she said on Tuesday. “The United States Congress can keep Roe v. Wade the law of the land. They just need to do it.”
Like Warren, we’ve seen a world without Roe. And we refuse to go back.
For equality,
[[link removed]]
Kathy Spillar
Executive Editor
P.S. — Whether you yourself have had an abortion, or simply stand in solidarity with those who have, let the Supreme Court, Congress and the White House know: We will not give up the right to safe, legal, accessible abortion. Sign our “We Have Had Abortions” petition here [[link removed]!] .
This Week's Must-Reads from Ms.
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
What Would Alito’s Draft Opinion Mean for Women’s Rights? [[link removed]] SCOTUS Wants Reproductive Rights Left Up to the States—Whose Representatives Are Still Overwhelmingly White and Male [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
The Anti-Abortion Movement Has a Long History of Terrorism. A Roe Repeal Will Make It Worse. [[link removed]] Abortion Pill FAQs: Get the Facts About Medication Abortion [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
What Moms in Politics Really Want This Mother’s Day: Campaign-Funded Childcare [[link removed]] Women Need a Win. Pass the Child Tax Credit Expansion. [[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] 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 we stare down the barrel of a Roe v. Wade overturn, providers are filling abortion access gaps with telehealth and medication abortion. So, what do you need to know about abortion pills? How do they work? How long has medication abortion been available? Is it safe? (The answer’s yes!) Is it legal? (Yes!) Is it effective? (Extremely.)
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!
[link removed]! [[link removed]!]
READ THE REST [[link removed]] | GET THE MAGAZINE [[link removed]] | SUPPORT MS. [[link removed]]
[[link removed]]
[link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]] [link removed] [[link removed]]
Enjoy this newsletter? Forward to a friend!
Was this email forwarded to you by a friend? Subscribe [[link removed]] .

Ms. Magazine
1600 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
United States
If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please
unsubscribe: [link removed] .