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TV Still Has a Lot to Learn About Abortion
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (638+ words) Four years ago this week, the Supreme Court issued a monumental decision when it revoked federal protections for abortion in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organizationcase. Since then, some TV shows have attempted to grapple with the changing political and…...
Judge Stops Trump Administration From Funding Antiabortion Extremists, for Now
3+ week, 6+ day ago (222+ words) The restraining order against the fund is intended to make sure that no funds are distributed before the lawsuit brought on behalf of the National Abortion Federation; Andrew Floyd, a former Jan. 6 prosecutor; professor John Caravello of New Haven, Conn....
The Trump Administration Isn't Just Ignoring Violence Against Abortion Clinics'It Wants to Fund It.
4+ week, 2+ day ago (221+ words) The numbers are staggering: Between 2024 and 2025, death threats against abortion providers more than doubled. Stalking incidents more than doubled. Clinic blockades surged by 500 percent. There were four arsons. A planned assassination attempt against a Montana provider. And in the background…...
Trump's Budget Plunders Birth Control and Reproductive Health Programs'With Open Derision for Americans Who Need Them
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (738+ words) This essay is part of an ongoing Ms. series examining the real-world impact of President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget. Across sectors'from healthcare and childcare to immigration enforcement and food assistance'the series explores what the administration's funding priorities reveal…...
The FACE Act Is Settled Law, Despite Efforts to Reframe It
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1539+ words) Editor's note: The following is written testimony (lightly edited for length and clarity) submitted for the congressional record by Jessica L. Waters, J. D. , senior scholar in residence at American University, ahead of the Tuesday, April 28, House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, "From Tool to…...
Keeping Score: Pennsylvania ERA Secures Abortion Rights Win; Civil Rights Groups Investigate Trump Admin Delays in Childcare Payments; Senate Upholds Near-Total VA Abortion Ban
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1731+ words) In every issue of'Ms. , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can't-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement's many milestones. We're Keeping Score online, too'in this biweekly roundup. "It was…...
Right-Wing "Tradwife" Influencers Are Telling Young Women Lies About Birth Control
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1777+ words) Originally published on The Nevadan / El Nevadense, a bilingual, state-based newsroom owned and operated by'Courier News, delivering fact-based, community-centered journalism for and about Nevada, with a focus on countering misinformation and elevating the experiences of Latino and working families across…...
Trump's DOJ Claims Biden Administration Was Wrong to Prosecute Clinic Violence
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (330+ words) This column originally appeared in Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance. The report claims the people who were convicted by juries of criminal offenses were "targeted" for their religious views. The DOJ'put it like this: By January of 2023, the FBI was'investigating'clinic…...
The Other Roe" Film Shines a Light on Forgotten Abortion-Rights Case Doe v. Bolton
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (858+ words) On June 24, 2026, we'll reach the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. This year, which would have been Roe's 53rd anniversary, also coincides with the United States' 250th, reminding us that while the U. S. has been independent…...
Judge Pauses Louisiana's Mifepristone Restrictions as FDA Review Looms
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) A district court judge has stayed Louisiana's ongoing attempt to restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone, to allow time for the Food and Drug Administration to finish its own review of the medication'which comes directly at the orders of…...