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An abortion rights activist holds a sign reading, “Not your baby making factory,” as the Indiana House of Representatives voted to ban abortion on Aug. 5, during a special session in Indianapolis. Gov. Holcomb signed the bill into law. (Jeremy Hogan / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)

BY DR. JENNIFER ANN DROBAC | The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana filed two lawsuits opposing the state’s new abortion ban, S.B. 1, set to go into effect on Sept. 15.

The Indiana Republican-dominated Legislature passed S.B. 1 in a special August session called by Gov. Eric Holcomb, who signed the law the night it passed on Aug. 5. S.B. 1 declares that “human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm.”

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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | On Sept. 7, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher ruled that the state’s 1931 abortion ban violates the Michigan Constitution because it “would deprive pregnant women of their right to bodily integrity and autonomy, and the equal protection of the law.” Gleicher issued a permanent injunction blocking Michigan’s anti-abortion prosecutors from enforcing the law.

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BY MICHELLE SIMPSON TUEGEL | Survivors deserve to be taken seriously and viewed as human beings worthy of respect and safety regardless of the clothes they wear—if they’ve been drinking, or if their heels happen to be pink. While I am realistic about how much change is possible, a new day has arrived in which taking the avenue of “but look at the pink high heels she was wearing that night” will put the accused in only greater jeopardy in the eyes of the court and the public.

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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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