I’m in Ms Magazine! So honored to talk comedy as a tool for social change, abortion, and the new doc about our work Abortion Access Front called NO ONE ASKED YOU Thank you Ms. For this incredible piece!

“As Attorney General Mayes put it, the decision is “unconscionable and an affront to freedom… and will go down as a stain on our state.”
The Arizona Supreme Court Winds Back the Clock to 1864 - Ms. Magazine msmagazine.com/2024/04/10/ari…

ARIZONA LEGE LAST NIGHT: After Democrats and one Republican tried to open House debate on a repeal of the pre-statehood law, GOP leaders (who command the majority) cut it off twice and quickly adjourned for the week.

Donald Trump is the one who appointed anti-abortion extremists to attack abortion access.

Donald Trump is the one who celebrated overturning Roe and now 21 states have dangerous abortion bans.

His actions made his stance on abortion loud & clear. msmagazine.com/2024/04/08/tru…

Most 18-year-old Texans aren’t signed up to vote despite a law requiring voter registration in high schools, from Texas Tribune
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STILL not over Monday’s eclipse...

View from Austin, Texas, at 1:34 p.m. CT

What to know about the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that reinstates an 1864 near-total abortion ban apnews.com/article/arizon…

BREAKING: Already sentenced to years in federal prison, six ex-Mississippi law officers have been sentenced in state court for torturing two Black men. apnews.com/article/missis…

The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling today reviving an 160-year-old abortion ban

for those following along at home that's

- before Arizona was legally a state
- before women could legally vote
- before Black people were legally recognized as people

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/a…

Here’s what Trump’s leave-it-to-the-states abortion position would look like in practice—according to anti-abortion leaders, reproductive rights experts, and Trump himself. (by me and Carrie N. Baker)

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Donald Trump on Monday said he believes abortion should be left to the states.
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When it comes to voters, abortion access has proven popular in multiple elections, including in red states where anti-abortion lawmakers have dominated.
msmagazine.com/2024/04/08/tru…

Last call! This weekend I’m reading allll the #poetry in preparation for my annual giant column for Ms Mag. If you’ve got a collection published within the last year or forthcoming that I don’t have yet and is within my scope, lemme know.

#NationalPoetryMonth #poetry community

Over 80% of Texas women are unfamiliar with restrictions in the state's abortion ban. One third were under the impression the bill had exceptions for rape (it doesn't) and a quarter falsely believed it exempted nonviable pregnancies statesman.com/story/news/pol…

‘The Washington Post’ Agrees With Jezebel: The Comstock Act Needs to Go
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Founder and Co-ED of We Testify Renee Bracey Sherman recently spoke with Ms. Magazine to discuss the future of Mifepristone. With the SCOTUS's oral arguments starting this week, this article answers questions you might have on the future of medication abortion. bit.ly/3x9Urse

Today we're closer than ever to securing the ERA in the Constitution—just as the need for its protections couldn’t be more urgent. Explore “The ERA is Essential to Democracy” from Ms. Magazine, The ERA Project, Birnbaum Women's Leadership Center and Feminist Majority:
msmagazine.com/era-is-essenti…

Black cowgirls and women hope that the attention on BEYONCÉ will encourage others to support local rodeos and gain a better understanding of the history and the women who continue a tradition that started generations ago.

Aallyah Wright's piece here:
msmagazine.com/2024/03/29/bla…

does caitlyn jenner know she is trans

Lizelle Herrera is now suing Starr County for $1 mil after being arrested, charged with first degree murder, and having medical staff report her self managed abortion. As she should 👍🏻

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