Ava Slocum

2 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Roxanne Szal |Ava Slocum

Three months ago, 30-year-old Adriana Smith was declared brain-dead. But a hospital in Georgia is keeping her “alive” on life support, against her family’s wishes, because of the state’s strict abortion ban. Smith, a registered nurse in metro Atlanta, was nine weeks pregnant in early February when she started suffering from intense headaches. Smith initially sought treatment at Northside Hospital but was released that same day after being given medication.

3 weeks ago | msmagazine.com | Livia Follet |Ava Slocum

In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the longstanding precedents of Roe v. Wade, representing the largest blow to women’s constitutional rights in history. A series from Ms., Our Abortion Stories chronicles readers’ experiences of abortion pre- and post-Roe. Abortions are sought by a wide range of people for many different reasons. There is no single story. Telling stories of then and now shows how critical abortion has been and continues to be for women and girls.

Feb 10, 2025 | msmagazine.com | Ava Slocum

We Heart: Nike Champions Women’s Sports in its First Super Bowl Ad in 27 Years, Feat. Caitlin Clark, Sha’Carri Richardson and Female Athletes

Jan 14, 2025 | msmagazine.com | Ava Slocum

Before COVID-19, it was rare for an immunologist to become a household name. But in 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci—then-director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)—quickly became one of the U.S.’ most recognizable symbols of the fight against the pandemic. He was the face of the “Stop the Spread” campaign, urging people to get the vaccine (which some affectionately dubbed the “Fauci ouchie”), and was the subject of a documentary film in 2021.

Jan 8, 2025 | msmagazine.com | Ava Slocum

Republicans are once again denying election results after a defeat, subverting democracy to try to hold onto power. This November, abortion-rights voters in North Carolina hoped to reelect Supreme Court justice Allison Riggs. She ran against Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin, who ruled in a case in 2023 that life begins at conception. However, more than two months after Election Day, the Riggs versus Jefferson race remains uncalled, thanks to Republican attempts to demand a second recount.