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Common household items are exposing pregnant people to cancer-causing chemicals, study finds
Chemicals including melamine and cyanuric acid were found in nearly all participants, but the highest levels were in women of color.
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Republican midterm candidates are trying to rewrite their history on abortion. Here’s what that means.
At least three candidates have edited their campaign websites to remove references to strict abortion bans — a reflection of growing voter backlash to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Emily’s List expands focus on diverse candidates and voting rights ahead of midterm elections
Veteran organizer Laphonza Butler became the organization’s first Black president just under a year ago. She spoke to The 19th about Emily’s List’s rebranding.
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Medicaid program expands funding for seniors and people with disabilities, but its future remains uncertain
Medicaid's Money Follows the Person has allowed over 90,000 people with disabilities and seniors to move out of nursing homes and back into their communities. But Congress still won’t make the funding permanent.
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‘I would wish this on absolutely no one’: How three women dealt with pregnancy in the year since Texas’ six-week abortion ban
To mark the first anniversary of SB 8 going into effect, The 19th spoke with Texans who sought an abortion in this past year. Each has a different story. But all shared similar sentiments: anger, sorrow, frustration and fear.
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The midterms’ big issues — abortion and the economy — are supercharged in Nevada’s Senate race
Catherine Cortez Masto is the first Latina senator, running as one of the country’s most endangered Senate Democrats in a state where the Latinx vote is key.
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The 19th Explains: Women’s suffrage, our namesake amendment and its enduring lessons
Historians have been untangling the full picture of the people behind the 19th Amendment and the complexities in why they organized.
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UN Women terminates partnership with investment firm BlackRock after public outcry
The move comes after nearly 600 women's rights organizations signed an open letter asking the international body to back out of the partnership.
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19 Minutes with The 19th: The latest on monkeypox in the U.S.
Join us on Instagram Live on August 31 at 11 a.m. as we debunk myths about monkeypox and discuss how the Biden administration and other agencies are responding to the virus.
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New near-total abortion bans are taking effect in four states this week
Eleven states have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. The change will contribute to growing regional abortion deserts.