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BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Anti-abortion rhetoric and images saturating the internet and political discussions portray embryos in early pregnancy as fully formed miniature human beings. Recently enacted abortion bans refer to embryos as “babies” and claim there’s a “fetal heartbeat” at six weeks of pregnancy. But what does an early pregnancy actually look like?

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Melissa Grant, chief operating officer of Carafem, holds up pills used for abortion on July 1, 2022. The FDA has approved a regimen of one mifepristone pill and four misoprostol pills through 10 weeks of pregnancy. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Reported abortions have drop sharply post-Dobbs, while self-managed abortion numbers soar. Many Americans, especially those living in the most restrictive states, have turned to telemedicine abortion which can be shipped to all 50 states from abroad.

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BY ALISSA BOMBARDIER SHAW | Just nine women currently serve as governor in the United States—a “record” first set in 2004 and achieved two additional times, but yet to be broken. In over 200 years that this nation has existed, only 45 women total have been elected as governors.

This year, there are 25 women running for governor. Women’s ability to adapt and navigate through times of uncertainty makes women exceptionally qualified leaders, thus demonstrating the need for more women governors.  

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