As access to abortions is restricted in US, women find care in Mexico
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As access to abortions is restricted in US, women find care in Mexico
By Carli Pierson
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned what would happen if states restricted access to abortions. In the 2016 Supreme Court case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, Ginsburg wrote in a concurring opinion, "When a State severely limits access to safe and legal procedures, women in desperate circumstances may resort to unlicensed rogue practitioners, faute de mieux, at great risk to their health and safety."
She wrote that because it had happened for many years before Roe v. Wade was decided.
Did Sean Hannity take direction from Trump's White House?
By Rex Huppke
As a huge fan of Fox News host Sean Hannity, I was delighted to learn that on Election Day 2020 he was in close touch with then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, getting direction on how best to help the reelection effort.
CNN first reported on the Nov. 3, 2020, text messages between Hannity and chief of staff Mark Meadows, in which Meadows told the host to “stress every vote matters” and Hannity, in true journalistic fashion, responded: “Yes sir.” He then asked Meadows: “Any place in particular we need a push.”
What Madeleine Albright taught me about serving
By Wendy Sherman
All of us are products of our times. And all of us have the power to shape our times for the better.
Which is why in the four weeks since I received a call I had been dreading, telling me that my one-time boss, longtime colleague, wise teacher and beloved friend Madeleine Albright had died of cancer at 84 – four weeks that have seen Vladimir Putin continue to pummel democratic Ukraine with bombs and missiles, four weeks that have seen the Ukrainian people continuing their brave resistance and the United States and our allies and partners continuing to rally behind Ukraine – one thought has looped over and over in my mind.
Madeleine Korbel Albright epitomized the transatlantic alliance.
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This newsletter was compiled by Jaden Amos.