1.0Ms. Magazinehttps://msmagazine.comGovernment-Issued IDs are Barriers—to Voting and to Emergency Contraception - Ms. Magazinerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OdePjFfz4M"><a href="https://msmagazine.com/2012/11/30/government-issued-ids-a-barrier-to-the-vote-and-to-emergency-contraception/">Government-Issued IDs are Barriers—to Voting and to Emergency Contraception</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://msmagazine.com/2012/11/30/government-issued-ids-a-barrier-to-the-vote-and-to-emergency-contraception/embed/#?secret=OdePjFfz4M" width="600" height="338" title="“Government-Issued IDs are Barriers—to Voting and to Emergency Contraception” — Ms. Magazine" data-secret="OdePjFfz4M" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This past election cycle, we saw the power a government-issued ID can give an individual. In states where voter ID laws were being enforced, individuals who did not have government IDs could not exercise their right to vote. Several communities were adversely affected: transgender people, Latinos, African Americans, students, the elderly, people with disabilities—in short, […]https://msmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ms.png1200675