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Justice & Law
Proposed California Law Would Block Digital Surveillance of People Seeking Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care
Republicans in multiple states have introduced bills that would allow authorities to criminally prosecute women and pregnant people who have abortions and prosecute parents for obtaining gender-affirming care for their children. Reproductive justice advocates are concerned that police and prosecutors in these states will attempt to find these people using digital dragnet surveillance of their search histories and location data.
On Feb. 14, California Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill 793 to protect people from unconstitutional searches of their data. “No one should face or fear criminalization for their abortion or gender-affirming care. When we decide to end our pregnancies, we should be able to do so with dignity, and without fear of being arrested, investigated or jailed.”
For Women Journalists, 2022 Was a Year of Courage and Revolution
In 2022, we witnessed a war, the uprising of women in a country, the arrest of women journalists, and the deprivation of a vast number of women’s rights, including education, and much more. Among all of these major events, an unprecedented number of female journalists were killed while doing their jobs.
The Childcare Crisis Is Costing You Money
We must do more to increase our nation’s stagnant labor force participation rate. Childcare providers and the families who depend on them cannot continue to bear the burden of supporting our current system without additional support.
The U.S. childcare system needs to be radically transformed. Our nation must focus on creating a childcare system that is affordable, accessible and equitable in the long term.
It’s 2023. It’s Time to Do Better for Travelers With Disabilities
Last year, I watched in horror as an officer for the Transportation Security Administration at JFK tossed aside my son—who has a rare disease and uses a wheelchair—as if he were a piece of discarded luggage. He started crying. As did I. Eventually, an attendant said he was sorry for the inconvenience and suggested we write a letter. “That’s the only way the system will change,” he said. So, here’s my letter.
It’s 2023. It’s time to do better for travelers with disabilities, TSA.
As Conservatives Try to Ban the Abortion Pill Mifepristone, New Research Shows Accessible Ulcer Drug Safely Ends Pregnancy Up to 12 Weeks
A Trump-appointed judge in Texas will soon decide whether to force the abortion pill mifepristone off the market in all 50 states.
While mifepristone’s future is shaky, women and pregnant people can still access misoprostol, a highly effective and medically safe method to end an early pregnancy.
The Abortion Pill Court Case We’re All Waiting For
A Trump-appointed federal district court judge in Texas will soon rule in a case that could have drastic consequences for abortion access and miscarriage care nationwide.
The lawsuit claims that the FDA did not have sufficient proof of mifepristone’s safety—and that the FDA unlawfully fast-tracked its approval—despite the fact that there is extensive evidence showing that abortion pills are safe and effective.
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: The Legacies of Black Women Leaders in Law and Politics; Stacey Abrams ‘Will Likely Run Again’
Weekend Reading for Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation.
This week: The state of representation in Congress; meet Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s State of the Union guest; the legacies of Black women leaders in law and politics; Stacey Abrams “will likely run again”; and more.
And Now They Want to Arm Our Children?
In addition to schools being where you might find victims of shootings, it’s also where you can likely now turn to find a new crop of shooters, courtesy of the gun lobby.
Get ready for the Wee 1 Tactical JR-15 Rifle, designed specifically for children.
Grassroots Progress to Hold Anti-Abortion Crisis Pregnancy Centers Accountable
The crisis pregnancy center industry targets women—especially low-income women, young women, and women of color—using deceptive ads to pose as medical clinics and obscure their anti-abortion mission.
Grassroots reproductive health advocates are taking action to counter CPCs’ disinformation and abuse by advocating for state and local laws to prohibit deceptive advertising, protect health data privacy, advance public education about CPCs, and create avenues for consumer complaints about their deceitful and dangerous practices.