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In Massachusetts, lawmakers push to make medication abortion available on college campuses
The legislation’s sponsors cite the high proportion of abortion patients who are college aged, and how students would need to travel hours to a clinic if they don’t have a car.
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19 Minutes with The 19th: The latest on Roe v. Wade
Join us on Instagram Live on May 24 at 11 a.m. CT. Hear from The 19th’s Shefali Luthra and Jennifer Gerson, who will talk about where things stand with the future of Roe v. Wade after the leak of a draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A lesbian mom raised her son for two years. An Oklahoma judge erased that in 15 minutes.
Kris Williams was removed from her son’s birth certificate in a case experts say could test the boundaries of marriage equality.
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In rural, low-income parts of the country, how do you find baby formula when there is nowhere to look?
Low-income parents who receive government assistance to buy baby formula, known as WIC, must purchase it in stores. But amid a national shortage, families in rural areas are left with few places to look.
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Georgia Republicans drew one fewer Democratic district. Now at least one woman will lose her House seat.
Partisan redistricting scrambled Georgia’s House districts. Now Reps. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath — both rising Democratic stars — are competing against each other for the nomination, and only one woman can win.
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U.S. Soccer guarantees equal prize compensation to men’s and women’s teams
‘Equality goes both ways’: A long fight and support across the sport helped establish a new level of pay equity.
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The choice to work: Jill Biden’s biography examines how the first lady’s teaching career redefines her office
In continuing to work outside the White House, the first lady establishes a household that better reflects that of many American families. Historians say it’s about time.
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Johnny Depp trial unlocks new way for abusers to exert power over survivors, experts worry
Experts say that the amount of attention on this trial is offering abusers a look at a whole new way of potentially exerting power over a survivor.
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How did trans people become a GOP target? Experts say it’s all about keeping evangelicals voting
The recent blitz of anti-trans bills may not align with what many Republicans believe, but party lawmakers pursue them on behalf of their most important interest group.
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Cheri Beasley won North Carolina’s Senate primary. Like other Black women, she laid the groundwork years ago.
Beasley has served as a judge in North Carolina for two decades, a key to her emergence as one of the most talked about Black women candidates for Senate.