Just as I was starting kindergarten, women of Iran lost their right to wear what they wanted. In a matter of weeks, freedom of thought and lifestyle choices fell under relentless scrutiny by the newly minted morality police and became targets of persecution. When children innocently recounted their dinner conversation at school, their parents were...
SolStock/E+/Getty Images Nearly three years after the fall of Roe v Wade, states are still determining what abortion access looks like. Some states have sought to expand access while others have severely limited the procedure’s very legality. Recently, a Missouri politician has sought a novel and unorthodox approach to reducing the number of abortions in...
Vladimir Vladimirov/E+/Getty Images Therapy is widely regarded as a safe space for anyone, including children, to talk about their biggest worries, problems, and traumas. But in Utah, House Bill 281, a bill giving parents the authority to block certain topics of discussion in school therapy sessions, might make opening up harder. More troublingly, says the...
Marco VDM/E+/Getty Images Libraries, particularly school libraries, have been the subject of legislation from both sides of the aisle over the past several years. Democrat-led states have implemented so-called “book ban bans,” strengthening protections for librarians and readers while Republican led states have sought to enforce stricter controls on what books are permitted in libraries...