Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights

November 2, 2022

From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.

Why Young Men Who Support Reproductive Justice Need to Get Out and Vote

Supporters of abortion rights rally at the Minnesota Capitol building in St. Paul, following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, on June 25, 2022. (Michael Siluk / UCG / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

BY JACKSON KATZ | This is for the men—of all ethnic, racial and religious identities—who say they support women’s rights and reproductive justice, and nod in agreement when women say “my body, my choice.”

This is not for the men who—based on whatever reasons of religious or secular morality—believe the state should use its coercive power to force women and girls to give birth against their will.

This is for the men who say it’s not right that politicians insert themselves into the most intimate decisions that should be left to a woman, her loved ones and her doctor.

This is for the men who were raised by mothers who faced the fear of having an unintended pregnancy before Roe v. Wade, and who vowed that their children and grandchildren would never be subjected to that dangerous and traumatic experience.

Will you go out and vote as an act of solidarity with the women you love and have always claimed to respect and support?

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What we're reading

Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:

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