"School book bans rose dramatically in past academic year" https://www.axios.com/2024/09/23/book-bans-2024-censorship-libraries-schools "There were more than 10,000 instances of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year — nearly triple from the previous school year... Book bans have become central to contemporary culture wars and largely target stories about people of color and LGBTQ communities. The numbers refer to actions taken, not on individual books banned." #GOP #bookbans #LGBTQ #race #homophobia #eacism #censorship

"Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman? A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers""

ProPublica

Did a Georgia Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save Amber Thurman? A Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.

Thurman died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s abortion ban. Sen. Ron Wyden demanded records his committee could review...

#Georgia #women #abortion #Thurman