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New California Shield Law Protects Abortion Pill Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists New California Shield Law Protects Abortion Pill Patients, Prescribers and Pharmacists From Using Their Real Names

California just gave medication abortion providers—including mail-order pharmacies—and patients a powerful new tool.

Keeping Score: No Kings Protest Turnout Makes History; SCOTUS Threatens Voting Rights; Gen Z Women Are Most Liberal in U.S. Feminist News / Keeping Score: No Kings Protest Turnout Makes History; SCOTUS Threatens Voting Rights; Gen Z Women Are Most Liberal in U.S.

Important updates on the fight for gender justice in @msmagazine.com this week, including the rally ABB joined calling on Amazon to follow the law and respect pregnant workers' rights, plus abhorrent conditions for pregnant women in ICE detention facilities: msmagazine.com/2025/10/28/f...

A woman holds a sign during a protest on May 21, 2019, against a state “heartbeat” bill, which would ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected. (Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images)

'Not Just About Abortion': Amidst Federal Attacks on Planned Parenthood, Georgia Clinics Fight Maternal Mortality and Postpartum Neglect

Clinics are centering community care, education and maternal health to protect patients far beyond abortion access

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New podcast 🎧
The Long Way Home is a five-part limited series that journeys into the heart of substance use disorders and recovery. Hosted by @michelebgoodwin this series features members from O'Neill's Center on Addiction & Public Policy.
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The U.S. continues to wage a war on its children.

The Right to Recovery is Essential to Democracy Recovery is a democracy issue. In honor of #RecoveryMonth, we partnered with Georgetown Law’s O'Neill Institute to explore addiction, gender justice & solutions that center dignity, equity, care & civ...

“Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one."

Explore our latest Women & Democracy offering, presented in collaboration with @oneillinstitute.bsky.social in honor of National Recovery Month: The Right to Recovery is Essential to Democracy.

Remembering Rosie Jiménez: How the Hyde Amendment Took Her Life and Denies Care Today Rosie Jiménez—a 27-year-old mother, student and aspiring teacher in McAllen, Texas—died after being denied Medicaid coverage for abortion

On Oct. 3, 1977, Rosie Jiménez—a 27-year-old mother, student and aspiring teacher in McAllen, Texas—died after being denied Medicaid coverage for abortion.

Nearly 50 years later, the policy that killed her is still on the books.

Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion. Too Many Policymakers Aren’t Listening. Politicians, Listen: Americans Oppose Criminalizing Abortion and State Abortion Bans That Punish Women, Pregnant People and Abortion Providers

Most Americans reject using the criminal justice system to police abortion care.

Antiabortion Violence in America: A Ms. Investigation Archives - Ms. Magazine Ms.’ four-part investigation into antiabortion violence reveals how political extremism, radicalized religion and weakened federal protections have created a climate of unprecedented danger for aborti...

A must-read: @msmagazine.com is running an important 4-part series about the rise in anti-abortion violence under the Trump administration.

It feels especially timely this week, as conservatives try to paint the left as politically violent in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality ‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality

"if we’re going to get real equality, we have to have a constitutional guarantee of equality."

for the latest episode of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to ms. executive ed kathy spillar about the promise of the equal rights amendment.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

My Paycheck Covers Rent, Lights and Food. Guaranteed Income Helps Me Dream Bigger. In Jackson, Miss., Latisha juggles full-time work, parenting and costs. Guaranteed income program gives her room to plan for the future.

If Mississippi mom Latisha could tell Congress one thing, it would be this: “Don’t cut benefits like SNAP or childcare. Make them stronger, because they fill the gap for working families.”
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Illinois Becomes First Midwest State to Require University Health Centers to Offer Abortion Pills Illinois Is First Midwest State to Require College and University Health Centers to Offer Women and Students Abortion Pills and Birth Control

With strict abortion bans in neighboring states, Illinois has become a central hub for safe abortion access.

‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality ‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality

"the expectation of equality is the most important cultural thing that we can achieve."

in the latest episode of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to trailblazer carol moseley braun about the long battle for the ERA—and why it still matters.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality ‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality

Carol Moseley Braun became the first Black woman elected to the Senate after her involvement in the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. In the final episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, more than 40 years later, she asked a simple question: “Why haven’t we gotten this right yet?”

‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next ‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next

"people think it’s either won, or we can’t ever do it. they’re both wrong."

i talked to @feminist.org president ellie smeal for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward" about the history and future of the fight for the ERA.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

Texas Loves Its Bounty Hunters and Hates Its Women After SB 33: "Jane’s Due Process and our partners at the other Texas abortion funds will continue to help Texans get. the abortion care they need"

The state finds new ways to target women’s reproductive health and autonomy and inspires other states to enact their own draconian laws.

PHOTO ESSAY: Epstein Survivors Confront Congress, Demand Transparency Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell united in Washington, D.C., demanding truth, accountability and release of federal files.

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell came together in Washington, D.C., united in demanding truth, accountability, and the release of long-hidden federal files. See our photos from the event:

Trump’s IVF Walkback Opens the Door to a Catholic 'Alternative' President Donald Trump’s IVF Walkback Opens the Door to a Catholic 'Alternative': Restorative reproductive medicine

The Heritage Foundation is hyping the Catholic-based "restorative reproductive medicine" as an "ethical" alternative to IVF. In reality, it’s just standard fertility care repackaged to advance a pro-natalist agenda. #reproductiverights #Catholic #Project2025

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Digital Deception: Beware the Rise of Fake Telehealth Abortion Clinics antiabortion crisis pregnancy centers are rebranding as ‘telehealth providers’ to mislead and delay women seeking real care.

"As abortion pills and telehealth expand access nationwide, antiabortion crisis pregnancy centers are rebranding as 'telehealth providers' to mislead and delay patients seeking real care." More from Carrie N. Baker, @msmagazine.com:

State Courts Hold the Power to Free Us Or Erase Us State supreme courts decide abortion, protest, custody and LGBTQ+ rights—critical battlegrounds for women, democracy and grassroots power.

"Their agenda is to dismantle constitutional protections, disempower communities of color, and consolidate white moneyed interests. And it’s working. Today, nearly 60 percent of state supreme court justices were appointed by Republican governors."
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The Feminist Fight For The Equal Rights Amendment Is Far From Over—and More Urgent Than Ever (with Pat Spearman, Ellie Smeal, Carol Moseley Braun, Kathy Spillar, and Ting Ting Cheng) Meet the Voices Pat Spearman, cleric, veteran and former Nevada state Senator who led efforts to ratify the federal ERA in 2016 and add an ERA to the state's constitution. Follow her on Instagram, Fac...

"looking back, moving forward" wraps today with an ERA special!

feat former nv sen. pat spearman, @feminist.org pres ellie smeal, the hon. carol moseley braun, ms. exec ed kathy spillar + era project director ting ting cheng.

tune in @msmagazine.com!

Billboards, Trucks, Gas Pumps, Newspapers and Even a Boat: Mayday Health Advertises How to Access Abortion Pills Across the South and Midwest Billboards, Trucks, Gas Pumps, Newspapers and Even a Boat: Mayday Health Advertises How to Access Abortion Pills Across the South and Midwest

Power to the people! They will not silence us! @msmagazine.com
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“When and Where Do We Get to This Place Called ‘Fair?’” What Political Scientist and Survivor Vanessa Tyson Wants the Feminist Future to Look Like “When and Where Do We Get to This Place Called ‘Fair?’” What Political Scientist & Survivor Vanessa Tyson Wants a Feminist Future to Look Like

"we have a society that allows... victims of trauma to fall through the cracks."

for the latest ep of "looking back, moving fwd," i talked to @proftyson.bsky.social about how politics shape the struggle to end gender-based violence.

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I had a blast with @skyeperryman.bsky.social this week. She joined me to unpack the first 200 days of the second Trump administration. Tune in here: msmagazine.com/series/fifte... More @msmagazine.com @democracyforward.org @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @georgetownlaw.bsky.social

‘Some Months Are Good, Some Aren’t’: A Mississippi Mom on Security, Self-Reliance and Showing Up for Her Kids Front & Center is a collaboration with Springboard to Opportunities, a nonprofit in Jackson, Miss., working with mothers in federally subsidized housing.

In Front & Center, Mississippi mom Adrian explains how guaranteed income has lifted a weight off her shoulders: “Money is always tight. Childcare was always a struggle. I was told I made too much money to qualify for help, but it never felt like enough.”

Sacrificing Women for the Church of Men: Medical Conscience Rights and Christian Hypocrisy One Tennessee woman’s story about being unmarried and denied prenatal care spotlights how religious freedom is weaponized under Trump.

"Homophobia and stripping women of bodily autonomy appear dearer to many evangelicals than protecting women & children from sexual abuse." - @chloenazra.bsky.social

Honored to have mention in this @msmagazine.com piece about sacrificing women for "the church of men."
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August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in August 2025.

Where to find the best August books by women, femme, feminist, queer, trans, Black, Brown, and Native writers?? My latest for @msmagazine.com, of course!

August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us msmagazine.com/2025/08/01/b...

Texas' Abortion Law Forced This Woman to Choose: 'Watch My Baby Die or Flee My Home for Medical Help' After a Fatal Fetal Anomaly Diagnosis, Texas' Anti-Abortion Law Forced a Woman to Choose: 'Watch My Baby Die or Flee My Home for Medical Help'

“I’m an eighth-generation Texan, but my state doesn’t love me,” says Megan Bond, who twice faced a fatal fetal diagnosis—and twice had to leave Texas for care.

Poverty Is a Policy Choice—and Women Deserve More  In the third episode of the <em>Ms.</em> Studios podcast <em>Looking Back, Moving Forward</em>, economists and advocates break down how our economy is leaving women behind and lay out strategies for advancing a feminist economic future. “Poverty is the result of systems that have been intentionally put in place that the majority of us benefit from,” said Aisha Nyandoro, founding CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, home to the Magnolia Mother’s Trust guaranteed income program. “So much of the conversation among economists and among policy people about infrastructure has always been about male-dominated infrastructure,” Lenore Palladino said. “We cannot rebuild our economy or build back better, as it were, with male-dominated sectors and not female-dominated sectors.” "We have to continually ask: In whose interests are we fighting? Who will benefit from the work that I'm doing right now? Who should we put at the center of our organizing campaigns?" said Premilla Nadasen, labor and women's historian. <strong>The newest <em>Ms.</em> podcast, <em>Looking Back, Moving Forward</em> is out now on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0UfhY6TQtiH1mkdm7y84YW">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/looking-back-moving-forward/id1823086940">Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you get your podcasts.</strong>

Care work fuels every part of our economy, yet remains undervalued.

Building a strong economy means making care central to economic recovery and growth.

Hear more on Looking Back, Moving Forward w/ @msmagazine.com feat. @lenorepalladino.bsky.social 🎧 msmagazine.com/2025/08/01/gen...

Trump's Anti-Voter Agenda Crystallizes A new threat to free and fair elections has emerged: the federal government itself. Voting machines, election workers and voters in 2026, pay attention.

The administration is now the primary threat to election integrity.