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Only 1 percent of abortions in Utah took place in a hospital. Soon, that’s the only place they’ll be allowed.
The overwhelming majority of the abortions in Utah were performed in clinics, according to 2020 data exclusively shared with The 19th. But a new law will ban clinics from performing the procedure.
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Nearly 300,000 women served during the Iraq War. Two decades later, they remain ‘the invisible veterans.’
The increase in women soldiers, and the visibility of their service, led to policy changes over the next 20 years.
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This Georgia county spent $1 million to avoid paying for one employee’s gender-affirming care
Officials in Houston County, Georgia, said gender-affirming surgery for sheriff’s deputy Anna Lange was too costly. They spent more than $1 million on private lawyers in a fight to keep transition-related care from being covered by their health plan.
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What the vice president’s trip meant to Iowa Democrats and advocates
Kamala Harris’ stop in Iowa is a sign to abortion access advocates and local Democratic legislators that the red state, whose Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could sharply curtail access, is not forgotten.
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Women and minority business owners relied on Silicon Valley Bank when other banks turned them away. Now what?
Silicon Valley Bank was one of the few that would give venture-backed start-ups led by women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people a line of credit. After the bank’s collapse, they are now being hit the hardest.
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A comprehensive report on incarceration and women outlines the gender disparities
The Prison Policy Initiative looks at a fast-growing group in the incarceration system and the challenges they are more likely to face.
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Mike Pence is ‘out of touch’ with the reality of parental leave, advocates say
'We all have an obligation to hold people accountable for when they say something wrong, especially when it's misogynistic, especially when it's homophobic,' Chasten Buttigieg said Thursday on ‘The View.’
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Trans youth in Florida can no longer start gender-affirming care, pushing families toward difficult decisions
A Florida board of medicine rule is now in effect, barring gender-affirming care for minors who have not yet begun treatment. A legal challenge in federal court is expected.
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Elizabeth Holmes has two young children. Should that keep her out of prison?
Sending new moms to prison has devastating consequences. Some states are starting to rethink the practice.
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Toni Morrison is the face of the new Forever stamp from the U.S. Postal Service
The stamp was unveiled at Princeton University, where Morrison taught for nearly 20 years. The “Bluest Eye” author is one of a select group of Black women to receive the honor.