“I never want another human being to go through what I went through. It was worse than cruel.”
After the legislature failed to act, 12 #women are now suing over #Texas abortion laws, which make it all but impossible to end a pregnancy even in some of the most dire circumstances, @sarahutch reports: https://www.texasobserver.org/clarify-abortion-pregnancy-lawsuit-texas/
(CW: Pregnancy complications and loss)
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On June 2, 1863, 160 years ago today, Harriet Tubman commanded 300 Black soldiers in the audacious Raid on Combahee Ferry. With the Union Army backing her up, The General, as she was called, liberated 800 people, destroyed supplies, and struck a blow against the Confederacy. She became the FIRST woman in U.S. history to plan and execute an armed expedition, inspiring joy and freedom among over 800 enslaved people.
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