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Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban Will Force Longer Waits, Further Travels and Higher Costs
May 1 marks the first day that Florida’s law banning abortion after just six weeks of pregnancy takes effect.
The six-week cutoff effectively functions as a total ban. Pregnancy is determined from the last menstrual cycle; conception usually occurs in the second week, and the first sign of pregnancy—a missed period—typically appears around four weeks. This timeline gives patients as little as two weeks to recognize their pregnancy, schedule their appointment and arrange travel … assuming they realize they’re pregnant at all.
Come Nov. 4, Florida voters will decide whether to amend the Florida Constitution to enshrine the right to abortion.
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Exploring Pro-Palestinian Protests, Antisemitism, and the Right to Free Speech on College Campuses
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Overturning Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Shows Poor Understanding of Violence Against Women
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I Want to Have a Child. Trump’s Supreme Court Is Making Me Reconsider.
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The Rise of Deepfakes Demands Legislative Action
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Our Abortions: No One Asked You (with Lizz Winstead)
In this episode, we’re joined by the indomitable Lizz Winstead with a live studio in Washington, D.C. She bares all as we talk about the new documentary featuring her and Abortion Access Front (AAF), No One Asked You. From her childhood to her own abortion story, she tells it all, including what led her to found AAF.
In a time when the news is increasingly dire—especially with regard to reproductive health care—do comedians have a role in sharing the news? Winstead, who forever changed the way people get their news when she co-created The Daily Show, knows better than anyone that the answer to this question is a resounding yes.
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Men Need a New Narrative. The Future of U.S. Democracy Depends on It
Regressive ideas about manhood underlie the anti-democracy movement plaguing the U.S. Men whose politics are to the left of center can do their part to counteract the right’s success in playing identity politics with white male voters.
Here’s where we start.
(This article originally appears in the Spring 2024 issue of Ms. Join the Ms. community today and you’ll get issues delivered straight to your mailbox!)
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