Iowa Stops Paying for rape victims' Morning-after Pills and abortions 💊
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🏛️ Politics
Iowa Stops Paying for rape victims Morning-after Pills and abortions
Iowa law and federal regulations require the state to pay for many of the expenses facing assault survivors who seek medical help, including the costs of forensic examinations and treatments for sexually transmitted infections. Under Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, the state's victim compensation fund also picked up the tab for Plan B ― the so-called "morning after" pill ― and similar treatments to prevent unwanted pregnancies. A spokeswoman for Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird, who defeated Miller's bid for an 11th term last fall, confirmed to the Des Moines Register that payment for such costs is on hold… (read more at Des Moines Register)
💰Wealth
Black Mathematician First To Have Research on Math and Culture Displayed In Library of Congress
Gloria Ford Gilmer became the first Black woman to have research in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The Division displays around 12,000 total collections. Josh Levy, a historian at the Library of Congress inquired about acquiring Gilmer’s research last year. The mathematician’s daughter, Jill Gilmer, thought it was an honor…(read more at Black Enterprise)
🌍 World
Ethiopia: Thousands attend Iftar dinner in Addis Ababa
The event was also attended by the head of Ethiopia's Islamic Supreme Council who called on muslims to continue being charitable even after Ramadhan. Ethiopia, a heterogeneous mix of ethnicities, is majority Christian while approximately a third of the population is Muslim. Internal strife in the country has sometimes taken on a religious dimension. (read more at Africa News)
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