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Missouri court delays restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and adults
The emergency rule from the state attorney general has been halted until May 1, as a Missouri judge considers a lawsuit seeking a longer temporary restraining order.
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Biden's new executive order could expand access to child care and long-term care
A series of executive actions directs federal agencies to make it easier to access child care and long-term care for older adults and those with disabilities, while increasing pay for those who provide it.
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A Black Texas couple chose their midwife’s care over a hospital. Now their newborn is in foster care.
The case of Mila Jackson highlights the disregard of midwives’ expertise and the disproportionate impact of child welfare systems on Black families.
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks mifepristone restrictions in a rare win for abortion rights
The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.
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After national spotlight, here’s what hasn’t changed in Tennessee — and what might
Despite hints of shifts after a mass shooting, protests, and expulsion, White Republican men still rule Tennessee.
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Poet Maggie Smith on how gender roles shaped her marriage — and her divorce — in new memoir
In 'You Could Make This Place Beautiful,' Smith searches for answers about the end of her marriage and what it means to show her children a world where women are allowed to give space to their feelings and work.
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Florida’s new restrictions will chip away at the little abortion access left in the South
A six-week abortion ban that just passed in Florida, along with recent shifts in power in North and South Carolina, could make getting an abortion in the South go from hard to near impossible.
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Even when women make more than their husbands, they are doing more child care and housework
The number of women breadwinners has tripled in the past 50 years. But even as women work and earn more, a Pew study found that men had more leisure time as women continued to take up the bulk of the work at home.
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Court rules mifepristone can remain available, but with tightened restrictions
The 5th Circuit ruled Wednesday that mifepristone, a pill used in medication abortions, can remain on the market. But restrictions in the ruling could present hurdles for abortion access.
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A rift is growing in the Republican Party over birth control
Iowa is one of several red states that has attempted to pass legislation to expand birth control access — but some anti-abortion groups oppose the move.