Ava Slocum

The U.S. continues to wage a war on its children.

This is the most extreme abortion ban ever introduced in South Carolina and it’s an egregious attack on autonomy, privacy, speech, and safety.

We CANNOT stay silent.

The War on Women Report: New Texas Law Targets Abortion Pills; More Planned Parenthoods Close Amid Federal Funding Cuts The War on Women Report: New Texas Law Targets Abortion Pills; More Planned Parenthoods Close Amid Federal Funding Cuts

On Sept. 30, Planned Parenthood closed its only two Louisiana clinics due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts.

'We Can Do Hard Things': Abortion Providers Fight Back Against Rising Violence Amid threats and a lack of Trump's protection, abortion providers are fortifying clinics, pushing states to act and refusing to back down.

Antiabortion violence isn’t new. But this year, the terrain shifted in dangerous ways.

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.

Pregnant Women Deserve Pain and Fever Relief Without Judgment Fever itself can endanger fetal development, which is why Tylenol remains an important tool for protecting pregnant moms and babies.

Fever itself can endanger fetal development—which is why Tylenol remains an important tool for protecting moms and babies.

Twenty-Five Years of Mifepristone: How Activists Brought the Abortion Pill to America and Changed Reproductive Health Forever 25 Years of RU-486: How Activists Brought the Abortion Pill Mifepristone to America and Changed Reproductive Health Forever

On the 25th anniversary of FDA approval of mifepristone, reproductive rights supporters are celebrating the creative, determined and courageous advocates who brought this medication to market. @msmagazine.com
msmagazine.com/2025/09/25/r...

The global far right is making Charlie Kirk a martyr From Germany to South Africa to Japan, ultranationalist forces have seized on his death.

From Germany to South Africa to Great Britain to Japan, ultranationalist movements have seized on Charlie Kirk's death.

The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.

"It’s about ensuring the truth cannot be buried and that those who cause harm are held to account. Survivors deserve to see the full scope of the files, and the public deserves to understand how such exploitation was allowed to persist for so long."

#BelieveSurvivors #StandWithSurvivors

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!

The Trump administration falsely conflated birth control and abortion in a statement to the New York Times.

By falsely blurring the line between birth control and abortion, they hope to gain public support and momentum in their efforts to make both harder and harder to access.

How Texas Abortion Restrictions Are Driving Doctors Away: ‘By Following the Law, I Was Doing the Wrong Thing Medically’ Why this Texas physician fled to Virginia because of Texas’ abortion bans: ‘We Get Antiabortion Patients Coming In for Abortions, Too’

Texas’ abortion bans have driven hundreds of physicians to leave the state, retire early, or avoid practicing and training there altogether.

Why Big Business Is Trying to Defeat the ERA: The Economic Implications of Equality (May 1976) Why Big Business Is Trying to Defeat the Equal Rights Amendment: The Economic Implications of Equality (May 1976)

Behind the ERA battle: Big Business feared equality would cost billions in wages and workplace protections.

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.

More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.

Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

(Published July)

"The premise of this show—and a growing number of shows like it—is that our rights are up for debate. That it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality is a mistake ... There’s a difference between reporting on toxic bigotry and platforming it."

Enough of 'Just Asking Questions' Platforming extremists is killing democracy—and women

A few months ago, I got invited to go on the massively popular podcast, “Diary of a CEO.”

Here’s why I said no.

jessica.substack.com/p/anti-femin...

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
msmagazine.com/2025/08/22/a...

In the Fall Issue of Ms. Magazine: Abortion’s Foes Turn Deadly In the Fall Issue of Ms. Magazine: Melissa Hortman, Anti-Abortion Violence, and Dangerous Work of Advocating for Abortion Rights

In the Fall issue, we explore the deadly risks abortion rights advocates face, the impact of Trump-era immigration policies, the fight to protect Syria’s ‘village of women,’ how Medicaid and SNAP cuts threaten women and children, and more.

She got $88.3 million!

Because the Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls.
Because the Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls!
Because the Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls!!!

How E. Jean Carroll Fought Trump in Court—And Won Author and longtime Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said Trump sexually assaulted her in Bergdorf, New York City, mid 1990s

“It’s a time in which people are feeling overwhelmed with just the last six months... But this is a victory, and it’s an incredibly important victory.”

Ohio's abortion wait times drop after pause on 24-hour law Many out-of-state patients now avoid costly overnight stays in Ohio.

When Ohio's 24-hour waiting period was in place, only 6% of people could get an appointment the next day.

Just a reminder that wait periods are NOT necessary, waste people's time, and prevent people from getting access to care. www.axios.com/local/clevel...

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote and should “submit” to their husbands.

despicable. we won’t go back. apnews.com/article/wome...

How E. Jean Carroll Fought Trump in Court—And Won Author and longtime Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said Trump sexually assaulted her in Bergdorf, New York City, mid 1990s

It was so interesting to work on this @msmagazine.com article about the E. Jean Carroll trial after @michelegoodwin.bsky.social interviewed Carroll and her lawyer Roberta Kaplan for Ms.' On the Issues podcast!

Dispelling dangerous myths: how contraception works, why it’s not an abortifacient, and how it saves lives.

Why Is the U.S. Paying to Burn Birth Control? The Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls in developing nations.

"The Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls in developing nations."

White Femininity Is Still the Poster Girl for American Capitalism The Sydney Sweeney American Eagle campaign shows how capitalism still packages whiteness as purity and sells it as Americana.

Had the opportunity to meet and work with a young intern at @msmagazine.com this summer: Simone Jacques, a Spelman grad, doing that great Black feminist work. Check out her take on the "great jeans" debate:

DWC Members sent a letter calling out recent cases of people impersonating ICE to abuse women. We demand DHS and ICE wear visible identification to stop enabling impersonators.

Women deserve to be safe. We’ll keep fighting.

This is such an amazing and important article!