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Today at Ms. | October 19, 2022 |
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A sign outside Problem Pregnancy, a crisis pregnancy center, on Pleasant Street in Worcester, Mass. It is located near a Planned Parenthood center. (Pat Greenhouse / The Boston Globe via Getty Images) |
BY CARRIE N. BAKER and JENIFER MCKENNA | Post-Roe, the anti-abortion movement is funneling more resources to crisis pregnancy centers that use these tactics in order to block access to abortion healthcare, both in states with bans and in states that protect reproductive rights.
Over 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers across the U.S. provide virtually no medical services, spreading fabricated claims about the dangers of abortion. Public officials are taking actions to hold CPCs accountable for their deceptive practices.
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Democratic lawmakers and a demonstrator listen to speeches in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 17, 2021, during a press conference and protest by Democrats who walked out during a debate on an anti-abortion bill in the House of Representatives. (Sean Rayford / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) |
BY EMILY TAYLOR | Being a feminist in South Carolina isn’t easy, and it is sometimes nice to imagine fleeing to some hypothetical feminist haven. But I know I won’t. My family is here, and I have a job and friends and a community I love.
We’ll do more to fight the people that are responsible for the oppression here if we insist on seeing the South as a queer place, where the feminist fights are ongoing. Join us.
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Loretta Lynn’s songs reflected her pride in her rural Kentucky background. (Courtesy) |
BY SUSAN DOUGLAS | When country music star Loretta Lynn died on Oct. 4, the world lost a powerful voice—not only due to Lynn’s divine musicality and acclaim in the realm of country music, but because of her genuine ability to portray the intimate thoughts and frustrations of women of her time.
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