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Today at Ms. | September 12, 2022
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Dark Money Anti-Abortion Groups Peddle the Absurd Idea That a Post-Roe World Empowers Women [[link removed]]
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Pro-abortion rights protesters demonstrate outside of a church on Aug. 6, 2022 in New York City. The protests occurred at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, where a small number of anti-abortion activists worship. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images)
BY ANSEV DEMIRHAN | Right-wing dark money groups are peddling the notion that abortion access “harms” women and, even more outlandish, that the Dobbs decision overturning Roe “empowers” them. This position essentializes women by suggesting their value is centered around motherhood. It also uses pseudo-feminist claims to detract from the very real dangers a post- Roe landscape presents for people and the myriad ways abortion access has helped advance gender equality in the U.S. in the last five decades.
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Keeping Score: ‘Justice Has Been a Long Time Coming’ [[link removed]]
BY SOPHIE DORF-KAMIENNY | In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in in this biweekly round-up.
This week: Former police detective pleads guilty more than two years after the murder of Breonna Taylor; Kansas voters choose to maintain reproductive freedom; Spain passes “yes means yes” law to protect consent; new COVID-19 boosters available to protect against omicron variants; the FTC sues data broker for revealing sensitive location information; and more.
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The Pain Gap: Gender Bias in Endometriosis Pain Management [[link removed]]
BY GURPREET KAUR | Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed than men and their pain dismissed. Medical gaslighting is rampant in pain management, particularly with regards to endometriosis.
Such gender bias is well-known, yet it continues to persist. The narratives and statistics are sobering. Most of the studies on pain are based on male anatomy and physiology. Last year, Science Daily published a study that concluded that when women expressed the same amount of pain as men, their pain was dismissed as less intense and psychotherapy was suggested instead instead of medication.
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As we gear up for a new school year, May’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas is at the forefront of the minds of parents, teachers, and youth across the nation. With America’s gun violence epidemic escalating, what can we do to address the complicated issues at the heart of this crisis—which ties together issues of masculinity, whiteness, gun control, and more?
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