Opinion: Overturning of Roe v Wade impacts college students

I was born and raised in Montgomery, Ala. and there has never been a positive association with abortion.

Even when I was little I remember when my older cousins and some of their friends would have to devise an elaborate plan to get abortions so that none of our families would find out.

Looking back on those times, this was not safe but as young women it was something we felt was necessary in order to be viewed as valuable and worthy in our own family and community.

However, society fails to realize there are several circumstances that can cause an unwanted pregnancy ranging from faulty contraceptives, untimely miscarriages, and even situations that involve assault.

So, initially I was shocked by the abortion ban because it did not seem

University were outraged by the court’s decision believing that the government has gone too far and taken away the rights of women to choose what to do with their own body. However, others supported the decision.

Akinola Gonzalez, a graduate student majoring in coastal engineering major from Chicago, said the abortion ban did not affect him but he sees the positive side of overturning Roe v. Wade.

“Our younger generation all have a tendency for making mistakes,” Gonzalez said. “A life should not be taken away for another ...

Pursuant to the Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Act of 1997 (§4126-1 et sec.), the Mississippi State Department of Health, upon receipt of information that emergency circumstances exist for customers of the City of Jackson, Mississippi drinking water system to receive safe drinking water and that a public water system emergency exists, is imminent or can reasonably be expected to occur without the immediate implementation of additional staffing and remediation measures hereby declares a public drinking water supply emergency in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.

Such Declaration is based upon information received by the Mississippi State Department of

Health (“MSDH”) as follows:

• Insufficient number of certified operators at J.H. Fewell and O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plants

• Insufficient number of maintenance staff at all water treatment plants and to support the distribution system

• Failure of multiple raw water pumps at O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant

• Low levels of water in storage tank real to me at first.

• Low water pressure impacting proper sanitation and education opportunities ...

The reversing of 50 years of federal access to abortion is mind boggling and leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don’t know what to expect to lose next.

With abortion laws banned this puts women’s families, health, and safety at risk. There is no protection when it comes to women’s rights ...