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Today at Ms. | July 1, 2022
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HHS Issued Guidance to Protect Private Medical Information. Here Are Some Best Practices for Users of Period Tracking Apps [[link removed]]
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Vice President Kamala Harris (left) and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf (right) participate in a June 14 roundtable with constitutional law, privacy and technology experts in anticipation of the Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade. (Courtesy of the White House)
BY JENNIFER WEISS-WOLF| It has been less than a week since the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , overturning Roe v. Wade and creating a national crisis. Among the urgent unmet needs now are ensuring that people’s private health information is vigorously safeguarded.
This includes period-tracking apps, used by millions of women to help chart and better understand their reproductive cycle. With a wide array of offerings—some apps are marketed to teens, others to people trying to conceive—all require users to input extensive personal data about their menstrual cycles, and often other sensitive information ranging from frequency of sex, to diet, to mood swings. Since the Dobbs decision was first leaked in May, technology and privacy experts have called out the risks that period-tracking apps pose, as well as the danger of other forms of cyber-surveillance.
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Biden Administration Releases Proposed Changes to Trump’s Anti-Survivor Title IX Rule: ‘An Important Step Towards Restoring Vital Protections for Students’ [[link removed]]
BY CARRIE N. BAKER and HANNAH PHELPS | On June 23, the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Biden administration proposed new rules on sexual harassment and assault, reversing the Trump administration’s 2020 rollback of survivors’ rights. The new rules restore the Obama administration’s broad definition of sexual harassment and require schools to take prompt and effective actions to end sexual assault and harassment. The proposed rules also extend discrimination protection to LGBTQ students and clarify protections for pregnant and parenting students.
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Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Women Leaders Reckon With a Loss of Abortion Rights; The Lack of Women at G7 [[link removed]]
BY CYNTHIA RICHIE TERRELL | Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little gardening and goodwill mixed in for refreshment!
This week: Women leaders reckon with the Dobbs ruling and its catastrophic impact women’s lives and health; political strategies that deliver women real power; the lack of women leaders at the G7; democracy experts share their take on politics and the landscape for reform on the eve of the 246th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence; and more.
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The Supreme Court has finally ruled, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson , to overturn Roe v. Wade and roll back abortion rights across the U.S. For the first time, the Court has taken away a fundamental right that so many depend on. How can we move forward and secure the rights of those most impacted by this devastating ruling? And how can we center those most vulnerable among us, and ensure they’re included in the promise of our constitution?
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