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Today at Ms. | September 1, 2022
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‘Chaos, Confusion and Crisis’: Marking a Full Year of Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban [[link removed]]
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An abortion rights activist holds up signs during a rally on June 25, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (Sergio Flores / Getty Images)
BY JESSICA G. | It’s been two months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to an abortion—but we can’t forget that Texans like me have been suffering for much longer.
For one year, abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy has been banned in Texas. For one year, people like me have been forced to find the time, money and resources to travel hundreds or even thousands of miles out of state, if they can, to access healthcare. And if they can’t, for one year, countless Texans have been forced to carry pregnancies against their will, with profound medical risks and life-altering consequences.
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Year in Review: The Taliban in Power [[link removed]]
BY LOUISA SPECTOR | In the year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, human rights were curtailed, women were relegated to their homes and the country plunged into economic crisis.
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Cowgirl Boots, Anxious Nights: Transgender Youth and Families Fight Hostile Legislation and Sky-High Suicide Rates [[link removed]]
BY RACHEL CASSANDRA | In states around the U.S., families of transgender youth are battling anti-trans legislation blocking life-saving healthcare and transphobic ideas that permeate into their families and schools, and terrifying mental health statistics of trans youth who do not receive care.
Families share how they’re building safe and affirming homes for their children amidst such barriers.
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How did America’s history of reproductive control and abortion restrictions lead to our current moment of crisis? Join us to unpack the historical events that led us to the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, and examine how the Supreme Court failed in its analysis and recounting of America’s history around reproductive health, rights, and justice.
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