Human rights are fundamental entitlements inherent to all human beings, universally applicable regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. They are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death.
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Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy. It can be induced (intentional) or spontaneous (miscarriage). Induced abortions are often performed for various reasons, including medical necessity, personal choice, or social circumstances.
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In the two years since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, conservative lawmakers and activists have continued efforts to roll back access to abortion, contraception and in vitro fertilization. Laura Barrón-López spoke with Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias, authors of “The Fall of Roe,” to discuss the key players in the decades-long movement and what may be next.
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Discrimination is the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, such as race, gender, age, religion, physical attractiveness or sexual orientation. Discrimination typically leads to groups being unfairly treated on the basis of perceived statues based on ethnic, racial, gender or religious categories. It involves depriving members of one group of opportunities or privileges that are available to members of another group.
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Is discrimination always unjustified? Danny Ghosen, Hajar Alariachi and others go in search of an answer to the question: To what extent can and must you treat people equally?
In this 5-part series, Harvard Professor Michael Sandel challenges participants with difficult moral dilemmas, asking: What’s the right thing to do?
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Gun politics is defined in the United States by two primary opposing ideologies concerning the private ownership of firearms. Those who advocate for gun control support increasingly restrictive regulation of gun ownership; those who advocate for gun rights oppose increased restriction, or support the liberalization of gun ownership.
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As the nation mourns the victims of mass shootings in Tulsa, Uvalde and Buffalo, President Biden is addressing the nation Thursday and urging Congress to pass “common sense” gun laws. This as the House Judiciary Committee reviewed a slate of proposals including raising the age to buy weapons and incentivizing red flag laws. The Washington Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.
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