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Jennifer Gerson
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Queer YA books are selling in record numbers despite bans targeting them
Diversity and creativity in LGBTQ+ young adult books is thriving. Authors told The 19th why that’s important and recommended some of their favorites.
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Deshaun Watson receives NFL's highest-ever penalty given for sexual misconduct
The settlement includes an 11-game suspension and a $5 million fine.
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Kamala Harris made history — so her husband did, too
Doug Emhoff is the nation’s first second gentleman. As he’s settled into the role, he’s trying to model what it means to be a man who supports gender equity.
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Could the NFL actually start taking sexual violence accusations more seriously?
The NFL appealed Deshaun Watson’s suspension, opening the door for the league to take a long-awaited stance on sexual violence.
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Abortion rights supporters are trying to reduce barriers to access through search keywords
Anti-abortion activists have long dominated the online search strategy game, driving traffic to crisis pregnancy centers. Post-Roe, that’s starting to change.
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Indiana doctor performed abortion for a 10-year-old girl, document shows
The veracity of a story of a 10-year-old girl who was raped and got an abortion has been debated in the media, though a document confirms details of the story.
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IVF patients started moving their embryos out of states with abortion bans when Roe fell
Fertility patients are beginning to move their frozen embryos to states that protect abortion, worried that abortion laws could strip them of their choices.
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These influencers are using their TikTok platforms to make abortion-related #sponcon
Favor, a birth control and emergency contraception provider, has turned to TikTok to seek out influencer partnerships via “activation campaigns” centered on abortion rights and the end of Roe.
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Abortion clinic director says Ohio’s swift move toward a six-week ban was ‘an unnecessary cruelty'
Ohio’s six-week ban took effect shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, leaving an abortion clinic director and her staff scrambling to cancel appointments and redirect patients.
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How clinics in states where you can get an abortion are preparing for 'a wave of clients'
In this post-Roe reality, states where abortion access is still legal serve as critical access points. Clinics now must figure out how to serve the deluge of patients soon to be coming their way as more and more states limit or ban access in the coming weeks and months.