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Can the U.S. create universal pre-K without repeating past mistakes?
A proposed $450 billion investment in child care and preschool could fundamentally change the nation’s approach to early learning — but getting the right money to the right people is complicated.
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‘It’s like no one is looking for us’: How can states help when women of color go missing?
Though officials have begun allocating more resources for search and awareness, public perception and popular narratives still leave many women invisible.
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Texas slashed reproductive health care for years. Here’s what $10 million from the federal government can do.
The Department of Health and Human Services responds to the state's abortion law with an investment in contraception access.
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R. Kelly has been convicted of sex crimes against Black women. Why did it take nearly 30 years?
A federal jury found R. Kelly guilty of nine criminal charges related to racketeering and sex trafficking in the first high-profile court case focusing on sexual abuse against Black women and girls since the #MeToo movement began.
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After new law, a look inside one of South Texas' last abortion clinics
In Texas’ Rio Grande Valley — one of the poorest regions in the country — getting an abortion was already difficult. Now, it’s nearly impossible.
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Maggie Hassan makes a personal case for more caregiver funding in the reconciliation bill
The senator talks about how home-based disability care helped her family and why it is important for seniors and people with disabilities to have a voice.
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The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities
Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.
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Researchers say pregnant people should be cautious with acetaminophen use
Experts warn that the active ingredient in Tylenol can affect a fetus’s hormone system and possibly its neurodevelopment
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Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to quickly intervene in challenge to Texas law
Plaintiffs in the suit against the new Texas law banning the majority of abortion care are asking the Supreme Court to hear the opposition’s side of the case.
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Cancer, danger, harassment: Women and nonbinary firefighters detail the unique risks they face
These issues matter all the more in a field experiencing persistent personnel shortages as states battle record wildfires.