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July 26, 2022

Medical Students at University of Michigan Walk Out on Anti-Abortion Keynote Speaker

On Sunday, July 24, incoming medical students at the University of Michigan Medical School recited oaths and received their white coats—then dozens of them abruptly walked out. The reason for this sudden departure was the keynote speaker, Dr. Kristin Collier. The Michigan faculty member and primary care physician has been vocal about her anti-abortion views; the walkout was in protest of those views in light of Roe v. Wade being overturned.

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July 15, 2022

Powerful Suicide Prevention Campaign Challenges What Suicidal Looks Like

A suicide prevention campaign is using photography to send a powerful message. Called The Last Photo, it shares the last picture of someone before they died by suicide. Accompanying the image is a story about the person, as told by the family or friends who shared it. The Last Photo is the work of Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a charitable organization based in the UK.

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June 27, 2022

Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Speaks Passionately About Impact of Roe v. Wade Overturn

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned 1973's Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion. That decision now lays in the hands of individual states, with the country poised to become a place where abortions are legal in blue states and illegal in red states. Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe, who is a star player for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT)

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June 9, 2022

Actor Matthew McConaughey Gives Impassioned Plea for Gun Control

Embed from Getty Images Actor Matthew McConaughey is a proud Texan and native of Uvalde. Unfortunately, his hometown has been in the news for tragic reasons since the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. The day after the tragedy, McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves arrived in Uvalde to spend time with the families of the victims.

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