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The national teacher shortage is growing. In Florida, controversial laws are making it worse.
Advocates say low pay and a hostile climate toward educators, particularly around LGBTQ+ issues and race, are pushing people out of the profession in droves.
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A new bill aims to protect same-sex marriage. What would it do if Obergefell falls?
If successful, the bill would force states to recognize same-sex marriages that take place in any other state and repeal the Defense Against Marriage Act.
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Judge J. Michelle Childs is confirmed to D.C. appeals court
She was on the short list to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court and now joins what’s largely regarded as the nation’s second-highest court.
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A slew of abortion clinics are opening in New Mexico. Crisis pregnancy centers are, too.
The influx of these centers, which have been criticized by physicians and other medical experts, is part of an effort to prevent out-of-state travelers from accessing abortions.
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How exposure to toxic chemicals in everyday products can impact reproductive health
The 19th spoke with environmental scientist Tracey Woodruff to better understand the link between chemicals like PFAS and BPA on fertility, maternal and fetal health.
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Judge preemptively blocks LGBTQ+ protections in Title IX and the workplace
20 states argue that the Biden administration’s interpretation of Title IX prevents them from enacting or enforcing laws that target transgender people.
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For fertility doctors, a moral question: Will they help protect IVF from abortion bans?
Reproductive endocrinologists are joining the abortion rights movement to protect IVF and fertility care. But would they help write laws to ban abortions if it meant saving IVF?
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‘There are a lot of people who don’t want to know the truth’: Why an Arizona election official is leaving her job
Leslie Hoffman is a Republican who helps run elections in an Arizona county. She has seen momentum grow for lies about 2020.
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'We feel kind of powerless': The end of Roe is overwhelming clinics in states that protect abortion
Clinics in a handful of states are now central access points for abortion. But they’re short on staff, facing unprecedented patient demand, and navigating legal quagmires none had anticipated.
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Abortion is directly on the ballot in at least five states this year
Michigan is expected to join that list after abortion rights activists submitted signatures to enshrine access in the state constitution.