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Today at Ms. | August 18, 2022

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Safe Haven Laws Were Never Supposed to Be an Alternative to Abortion [[link removed]]
During oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Amy Coney Barrett questioned whether abortion was really necessary anymore given the existence of safe haven laws. (Erin Schaff / Getty Images)
BY SHOSHANNA EHRLICH | Safe haven laws enable anyone to anonymously drop a baby off at a designated location without the risk of being charged with child abandonment or endangerment. These laws were never intended to be a literal alternative to abortion—that is, not until Amy Coney Barrett expressly connected the dots during her questioning of Julie Rikelman, attorney for the plaintiff clinics, during oral argument in Dobbs .
Safe haven laws ignore the very real risks and burdens associated with pregnancy and childbirth, particularly for vulnerable communities. They also represent an abandonment of “troubled young women” by “deciding that their deep-rooted problems can be saved by an after-the-fact, quick-fix solution.”
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The Dobbs Decision Reminds Us Feminism Must Be Global and Intersectional [[link removed]]
BY BETH ROBERTS, GINA ALVARADO and MELISSA PADILLA | One intersectional, global and radical approach to championing reproductive rights and overturning patriarchy: Increase rural and Indigenous women’s control of land and natural resources.
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Martha Kempner on Sexuality in the U.S.: ‘This Is a Really Scary Moment for Sexuality and Sexual Agency’ [[link removed]]
BY ELEANOR J. BADER | Sex, sexuality and sexual health are Martha Kempner's subjects—and lately, she has no shortage of material to draw from. She spoke to Ms. about her weekly newsletter ‘Sex on Wednesday’ and the current political climate in the U.S.
“We are in a really critical period right now. This is a really scary moment for sexuality and sexual agency.”

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