A new dawn
Today…
is the birthday of Lucy Hobbs Taylor (1833–1910), the first woman, not just in the U.S. but anywhere, to receive a doctorate in dentistry.
is the birthday of Ada Louise Huxtable (1921–2013), considered a pioneer of modern architectural and urban design journalism, awarded the first-ever Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1970.
is National Workplace Napping Day, or whatever you want to call that hold on your calendar at 3pm today, I’m not asking.
Abortion
INSIDER | 3 key facts about fetal viability and its pivotal role in US abortion laws | Kelly Burch
Jezebel | Republicans Are Grooming Us to Accept Fewer and Fewer Bodily Rights | Caitlin Cruz
The Nation | The Overlooked Strategies of the Anti-Abortion Movement | Michele Goodwin
The Nation | Anti-Abortion Pols Are Now Taking Inspiration from ... the Fugitive Slave Act | Elie Mystal
New York Times | States Want to Ban Abortions Beyond Their Borders. Here’s What Pro-Choice States Can Do. | David Cohen, Greer Donley, Rachel Rebouché
POLITICO | Anti-abortion groups are launching a blitz against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. | Alice Ollstein
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Mamas, don't let your daughters stay in these states | Aisha Sultan
California
The San Francisco Standard | How California Could Become a Refuge for Reproductive Rights | Jaya Padmanabhan
Colorado
Colorado Politics | House Democrats give preliminary approval to bill affirming right to abortion after 23-hour debate | Marianne Goodland
More from Colorado Newsline, Colorado Public Radio, The Colorado Sun, Denver Post
Louisiana
Gambit | Louisiana legislators trying for increasingly draconian abortion restrictions in upcoming session | Kaylee Poche
Maryland
Baltimore Sun | Maryland House votes to add abortion rights to state constitution, expand access to abortion | Bryn Stole
More from AP, Maryland Matters, WTOP
Missouri
St. Louis Public Radio | Missouri lawmaker wants to make it a crime to help people get abortions out of state | Sarah Fentem
Los Angeles Times | Missouri might criminalize out-of-state abortions. That's ridiculous | Editorial
More from Bloomberg, Daily Kos, HuffPost, INSIDER, Joplin Globe, Kansas City Star, The Mary Sue, Political Wire, SheKnows, TODAY, USA Today, Vanity Fair, Vogue
Texas
The 19th | Abortion providers' main legal challenge to Texas’ six-week abortion ban is effectively over | Shefali Luthra
More from AP, Austin American-Statesman, Axios, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, Common Dreams, The Daily Beast, Daily Kos, Forbes, The Hill, Houston Chronicle, HuffPost, Ms., NBC, The New Republic, Newsweek, New York Times, POLITICO, Reuters, Roll Call, Texas Lawyer, Texas Tribune, The Texan, WSJ, Washington Post, The Week
West Virginia
West Virginia MetroNews | Door slams on ‘Anti-Racism,’ 15-week abortion ban, sports transfers, unemployment switch | Brad McElhinny
West Virginia MetroNews | Thank Goodness for Deadlines | Hoppy Kercheval
Reproductive Health & Justice
Changing America | Single women spend more on health insurance than single men, study says | Jenna Romaine
POLITICO | Covid chaos fueled another public health crisis: STDs | Alice Ollstein
Quartz | 13 phrases US doctors want removed from our vocabulary about abortion | Annalisa Merelli
Rewire News Group | I Agree With Elie Mystal. The Constitution Is Trash. | Imani Gandy
Salon | Why birth control side effects have eluded science | Saima M. Sidik
Shondaland | What’s a Maternal Care Desert? | Nikesha Elise Williams
The Takeaway | Why Maternal Mortality Research Excludes Indigenous Women | Melissa Harris-Perry
Alabama
ABC | Health care providers for trans people debunk new Alabama legislation's misinformation | Kiara Alfonseca
Idaho
Washington Post | An Idaho bill would criminalize medical treatments for trans youths. It echoes abortion bans. | Anne Branigin
Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader | Ky’s ‘willful ignorance’ and hostility to women is on display in Frankfort every day | Linda Blackford
Michigan
Bridge Michigan | Dana Nessel launches re-election with birth control ad that stretches facts | Jonathan Oosting
Michigan Advance | House Dems introduce resolution affirming landmark contraception ruling Griswold v. Connecticut | Jon King
Teen Vogue | Michigan Republican Robert Regan's Comments on Rape Aren't Surprising | Lexi McMenamin
Mississippi
Mississippi Today | Medicaid coverage helped this Mississippi mom fight postpartum depression. Now, she’s set to lose it. | Isabelle Taft
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald | State ed board leaders say they're in no rush to revive health standards | Joe Dejka
Texas
Dallas Morning News | As Texas restricts abortion, the ‘Trust Her’ team gives contraception access to more women and teens | Sharon Grigsby