10 anti-LGBTQ+ bills impacting students go into effect across six states
Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill went into effect Friday, alongside multiple school sports bans for transgender students and Alabama’s bathroom bill.
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- Abortion clinic director says Ohio’s swift move toward a six-week ban was ‘an unnecessary cruelty’
- ‘This day really is about her future’: Why these parents and their children are rallying for abortion rights
- Democratic leaders in red states are figuring out what they can do to help people seeking abortions
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s swearing in makes history during unprecedented time for the Supreme Court
Jackson is the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, joining days after it ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade and weeks after a rare leak of a draft decision.
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LGBTQ+ students face disproportionately high rates of discipline in schools, research shows
Inclusive policies, professional development for educators and supportive leadership go a long way in protecting youth, experts say.
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Biden says he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to protect abortion rights
Biden’s administration is under pressure to respond to the Supreme Court’s decision gutting Roe v. Wade. But he has said options are limited and it would be best for Congress to pass a law.
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‘How soon do you need me to be there?’: For a short window, these three states that banned abortions can resume services
In the legal chaos following the fall of Roe v. Wade, clinics in Texas, Louisiana and Utah have resumed offering services while courts weigh the legality of those bans. Now, clinics are trying to provide as much care as they can.
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19 Minutes with The 19th: What’s next in a post-Roe world
Join us on Instagram Live on July 1 at 11 a.m. CT to hear from The 19th’s Shefali Luthra and Jasmine Mithani, who will talk about where things stand on abortion access and reproductive rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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‘They want you to feel alone’: New bill aims to ban NDAs for victims of workplace harassment
Nondisclosure agreements keep harassment allegations from reaching the public and are used by U.S. corporations to purchase victim silence.
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Abortions are now harder to access. Thanks to inflation, they’re also far more expensive.
Traveling out of state for an abortion was already unaffordable for many. But the end of federal abortion rights has come as inflation rates are pushing up prices for gas, hotels, plane tickets, medical supplies and food.
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White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson details how powerful officials leaned on her to ‘figure it out’ on Jan. 6
“I started to get frustrated because I felt like I was watching a bad car accident that was about to happen,” the former aide to the White House chief of staff said.
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. This dashboard provides updates on the current status of abortion rights in each state.
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From marriage equality to interracial marriage, Supreme Court conservatives appear divided on handling civil rights after Roe decision
The court’s majority and concurring opinion preview a debate over protections such as the right to marriage equality, contraception, interracial marriage and same-sex relations.
Why didn’t Congress codify abortion rights?
In the 49 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, lawmakers have attempted to both shore up abortion rights and to overturn the decision — all while abortion transformed national politics.
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