Despite federal guarantees, loopholes and refusal laws keep reproductive care uncertain nationwide.

Just as women have traveled in search of clinics that still perform abortion, so too have people intent on blocking their access.

Read the first in a series from @msmagazine.com on antiabortion violence in the US, revealing how political extremism, radicalized religion & weakened federal protections created a climate of unprecedented danger for abortion providers, patients and public officials. msmagazine.com/tag/antiabor...

If passed, New York would be the 23rd state to close the voluntary intoxication loophole. Survivors and advocates say closing the loophole is a crucial step toward shifting blame from victims to perpetrators. msmagazine.com/2025/09/19/n...

"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!

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.

"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

"we’re not going to quit until done o’clock." in the last episode of looking back, moving forward, i talked to former nevada sen. pat spearman about the ongoing fight for the equal rights amendment — and why constitutional equality still matters. read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

Rachel Marchand, MPH, the senior policy analyst and podcast producer for the rePROs Fight Back initiative, wrote about in Ms. Magazine.

The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPPP) has been pivotal in reducing teen pregnancy nationally from 34 births per 1,000 girls in 2010 to 13 births per 1,000 girls in 2023. Now, it's under attack.

"Weeks of shocking political violence has made one thing painfully clear: Whose suffering is taken seriously is deeply political." msmagazine.com/2025/09/15/c...

How Charlie Kirk captured conservative young men: 🔹 Deliberately provocative takes 🔹 Ardent religiosity fueling his appeal—and why his assassination resonates 🔹 The allure of the American dream #MsReads via Young Men Research Initiative youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/how-charli...

"We have a particular duty to denounce violence when it originates on our own side, whatever side we are on. ... The goal of making such violence unthinkable requires nothing less." #MsReads via @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/confrontin...

From the cover of Ms. to the founding of Sundance, Robert Redford used his star power to amplify women’s voices, champion equality and reimagine what masculinity could mean. msmagazine.com/2025/09/16/r...

"things are pretty dire right now... this is where the era becomes essential." for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to era project director ting ting cheng about the urgency and power of the equal rights amendment. read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

Federal judge overturns part of Florida’s book ban law: "I understand the importance of ... keeping books in classrooms and school libraries. ... Every few years, the books teachers have chosen to teach come under attack." #MsReads via @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/federal-judg...

“It is so timely and it answers so many needs” On the good news front: New Mexico is making #UniversalChildcare a reality in November 👏 Let’s not stop there, let’s make that happen EVERYWHERE U.S. 💪 #CareCantWait From @msmagazine.com 👇 msmagazine.com/2025/09/12/n...

Andor just took home five Emmys for its second season—including Outstanding Writing, Production Design + more. But beyond the awards, Tony Gilroy’s Andor stands apart for confronting authoritarianism, sexual violence and the human cost of resistance. msmagazine.com/2025/05/29/a...

Kirk’s brand of conservatism is what I characterize as “insecure conservatism” that is currently en vogue, to everyone’s detriment. Neither he nor every child victim of school shootings that are a bleak reality today deserved to die. #gunviolence #trump #utah msmagazine.com/2025/03/07/t...

#AmericanFeminists -- a forthright review of where we must go and what we've achieved. Ellie Smeal, National Organization for Women leader, shares her reflections and perspective in depth. A great read. @feministmajority.org msmagazine.com/2025/09/05/e...

"Turning Point isn't a debate organization, it's a conflict machine." #MsReads thecycle.substack.com/p/fear-factory

'Severance' dominated the 2025 Emmys, winning eight awards—including Outstanding Lead Actress (Britt Lower) and Supporting Actor (Tramell Tillman). It's more than dystopian fiction—it’s an allegory for labor exploitation and the fight for bodily autonomy. msmagazine.com/2025/04/09/s...

Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ wins 8 Emmys, including acting awards for Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and 15-year-old Owen Cooper—the youngest male winner ever. The series exposes the dangers of online misogyny, social isolation and the manosphere. msmagazine.com/2025/03/24/a...

"The failure to name the gendered nature of most violence (political and otherwise) is especially notable because a large part of Charlie Kirk’s success was due to the ways in which he pushed for a reinforcement of a certain kind of traditional—and very aggressive—(white) masculinity."

Digital Deception: Beware the Rise of Fake Telehealth Abortion Clinics 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. msmagazine.com/2025/09/04/f...

Instead of affirming and investing in young people’s well being this back-to-school season, the Trump admin is attacking evidenced-based programs like the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. Learn more from rePROs Fight Back's Senior Policy Analyst Rachel Marchand: msmagazine.com/2025/09/08/t...

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USAID has retracted a statement to The New York Times claiming that nearly $10 million in contraceptives, paid for by the United States government but held in a warehouse in Belgium, were destroyed this week. #MsReads via @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/healt...

A new Texas law allows the government to have a say in the core curriculum taught at colleges and universities.

🏦State courts handle ~95% of all US legal cases, but have long been overlooked in the fight for democracy & justice. In their recent OpEd in @msmagazine.com, Mercedes Fulbright & Sandra Castro Solís at @repower.org say it's time "to treat state courts not as a footnote, but as a headline.”

The program, which will start in November and is expected to save families $12,000 per child annually, is available to all residents regardless of income.

🎙️ @carmenriosss.bsky.social gave us a shoutout on the @msmagazine.com "Looking Back Moving Forward" podcast while talking about the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment! Listen here: https://msmagazine.com/series/looking-back-moving-forward/

The executive editor of Ms. became involved in feminist organizing when the supposed ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982. In the final episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, she explains why, 40 years later, she’s still calling for constitutional equality.

Margarita Avila, a Houston mother of nine, was detained by ICE after an altercation that led to no charges. Her close-knit family weigh their futures if she is deported.

"These men are killing us, but they are also killing themselves: Premature death rates among boys and men are much higher, because of risk-taking, refusal of care, isolation and mental illness."

I'm excited to head to LA to attend and present at the @msmagazine.com Archive Launch and Workshop! It'll be livestreamed, so check it out: www.msintheclassroom.com/ms-archive-w...

On the latest #OnTheIssuesPod, @michelegoodwin.bsky.social speaks directly to students, young scholars, and the next generation of leaders.

While both men and women are struggling in Trump’s economy, women—especially young women—are bearing the brunt of rising costs, growing debt and dwindling faith in the American Dream.

Unaccompanied children seeking asylum were shaken from their beds in the middle of the night as federal authorities attempted to deport them without warning.

Our September reading list has stories of displacement, uprising, and what hides underneath.

With support from World Without Exploitation, Liz Stein and more than 20 survivors led a powerful call on Capitol Hill for the release of the Epstein files and real accountability.

Young people are getting the message loud and clear: Religious ideology takes precedence over their health, well-being and rights.

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.” msmagazine.com/2025/09/04/g...

Using the shadow docket, the Supreme Court has sided with the Trump on issues ranging from dismantling the Department of Education, to banning transgender people from serving in the military, from allowing the administration to strip temporary legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

American children get seriously ill and die at much higher rates than kids in our peer nations. The “pro-life” GOP’s response: Immiserate more of them.

'In the fourth episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, advocates and experts name the sociopolitical factors that fuel gender-based violence, and outline what it will take—in the courts, legislatures and our communities—to finally break the cycle.' msmagazine.com/2025/08/15/g...

Seema Nanda, Solicitor of Labor in the Biden administration, lays out the high costs of Trump's effort to end essential labor protections for millions of homecare workers who provide critical services. msmagazine.com/2025/08/20/t... @domesticworkers.bsky.social @nelp.org @rdnayak.bsky.social

“Even though there is probably going to be a huge rollback of women’s rights and marginalized people’s rights in the United States over the next couple years, there is this weird pocket of online safety that is continuing to potentially evolve." Olivia DeRamus 👩‍💻 msmagazine.com/2025/07/27/s...

Mayday Health is putting the truth where people can’t ignore it— Billboards in Texas Gas pump ads in WV & KY Even a boat off Florida’s coast Because access to abortion pills is STILL your right msmagazine.com/2025/08/22/a...