“I am hopeful that we won’t slide backwards…I hope this is a real turning point, and from here on out, things will get better.”
We hope so too. Thank you, @BusyPhilipps, for sharing your story. #YouKnowMe #WontGoBack https://t.co/CITftsPJGj
— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) May 16, 2019
- Thousands of women share their abortion stories on social media using the trending hashtag #YouKnowMe.
- Missouri becomes the most recent U.S. state to pass a bill outlawing nearly all abortions performed past eight weeks of pregnancy.
- A Georgetown Law study reveals that black girls are systematically perceived as more mature and in less need of protection than other students in a phenomenon known as “adultification bias.” According to study participants:
“…when Black girls express strong or contrary views, adults view them as challenging authority or, more fundamentally, simply assume a girl’s character is just plain ‘bad.’”
- Microsoft faces accusations of ignoring child abuse data to “protect its brand” after failing to provide figures for grooming incidents on Xbox Live and Skype to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.