[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
August 3, 2022
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.
40 Percent of Single Moms Face Food Insecurity. The Fall of Roe Will Plunge Them Deeper Into Poverty [[link removed]]
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Abortion rights protesters march outside the Indiana State Capitol building on July 25, 2022 in Indianapolis, the first day of a special session of the Indiana state Senate concerning abortion access in the state. Several governors have expressed interest in convening special legislative sessions to pass additional anti-abortion laws. (Jon Cherry / Getty Images)
BY ABBY J. LEIBMAN | O ne month ago, the Supreme Court voted to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion in the United States—a horrifying, painful and poignant moment in our nation’s history. Like millions of others around the country, I am angry, fearful and still processing the impact it will have on our lives and our history books.
What will happen to the working mother who cannot afford to have another child?
What will happen to the young girl who does not wish to forfeit her education to carry out an unwanted pregnancy?
What will happen to the pregnant person who cannot afford to take time off work to travel to a different state to seek a safe and legal abortion?
The right to choose whether to have an abortion is not only a matter of reproductive freedom—it’s a matter of economic justice.
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Pregnancy as Punishment: The Impact of Abortion Bans on Incarcerated Women and Girls [[link removed]] The Best and Worst States for Gender Parity—and What Works to Increase It [[link removed]]
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Will Dobbs Propel Gen Z to the Voting Booth? [[link removed]] War on Women Report: Indiana AG Goes After Dr. Caitlin Bernard, ‘Paints Providers With Violent Lies’; Pro-Abortion House Democrats Arrested [[link removed]]
What we're reading:
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
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"In
the
GOP’s
New
Surveillance
State,
Everyone’s
a
Snitch"
—
Mother
Jones
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"Texas
Says
It
Cares
About
Mothers,
but
Its
Medicaid
Postpartum
Coverage
Lags
Behind
Most
Other
States"
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ProPublica
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"Matt
Gaetz
Body-Shamed
a
Teen
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Who
Then
Launched
a
Fundraiser
for
Abortion
Rights"
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Teen
Vogue
Teen
Vogue
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[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]] .
After a Supreme Court term unlike any other in nearly a century, confidence in what was once a revered body has sunk to a historic low. On the latest episode, we’re recapping the recently ended Supreme Court term—exploring a slate of critical rulings that will have wide-ranging impacts from abortion access to climate change and beyond.
We hope you'll listen, subscribe, rate and review today!
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