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The answer to that question is as old as the country itself, and it continues to evolve as Americans debate the right balance of individual freedom and public safety.
After every mass shooting and subsequent examination of gun violence statistics, a predictable argument is sure to follow as gun-rights advocates and gun-control advocates square off over what should be done next. Each side speaks with passion and fire about rights and law and the Constitution, the meaning of “the right to bear arms” and “a well-regulated militia,” and what these terms mean in the context of our Second Amendment rights.
Affecting roughly 11 percent of American women, endometriosis is one of the most common reproductive health concerns. Yet, getting diagnosed with the pelvic disorder is no easy task, and the process can take anywhere from four to 11 years, according to an article published in the
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
For Black women, though, the journey to find answers can be even longer and more arduous so much so, that research shows that, compared to their white counterparts, Black women are less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis overall and that s NOT because they are less likely to have it. Rather, social factors, such as implicit bias and institutional racism, make it difficult for BIPOC women to get the treatment they need, says Nyia Noel, M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University School of Medicine even when they have the same symptoms as white women.
Print this article Voters cast their ballots in the Senate run-off election at a polling station in Marietta, Ga., January 5, 2021.
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On the menu today: Georgia votes, with a big chunk of the president’s legacy on the line; Lou Dobbs contemplates an inexplicable mystery; and a really big problem may be lurking on the horizon . . . in the direction of South Africa.
Today, Georgia Decides Which Party Controls the Senate
Georgia votes in its Senate runoff elections today; more than 3 million Georgians have already voted. If Republicans win one seat, Mitch McConnell remains Senate majority leader and the most radical proposals of the Biden administration and the Democrats are stopped before they even start.