A woman's prerogative

Today… is the birthday of Pearl Bailey (1918-1990), legendary singer, actress, and – let’s see if my friend Stacy reads this – “passionate fan of the New York Mets.” In 1976, she became the first Black actor to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

Yes, she has albums full of other songs I enjoy. Yes, this remains my go-to, I don’t care, it speaks to my soul.

Think I’ll go a psychiatrist, one of them rich people doctors, you know?
And I guess he’ll tell me a lot of big words… all about psychiatrics, metaphysics, and…
a whole lot of stuff I don’t understand…
Wonder how much he’ll charge me for that.
Whatever he charges he’ll probably end up saying the same thing:
“Pearl. You’re just tired.”

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Abortion

• DAME Magazine | The GOP Wants to Control Every Body | Christine Grimaldi 

• Latina Magazine | My Grandmother Died From Her Abortion. I Survived My Own. | Ivelyse Andino

• Washington Post | States are readying abortion restrictions in case SCOTUS reconsiders Roe | Rachel Roubein 

• Washington Post | Inside the plan to create an abortion refuge for a post-Roe era | Caroline Kitchener

Colorado

• Kaiser Health News | Colorado Doubles Down on Abortion Rights as Other States - And the High Court - Reconsider | Rae Ellen Bichell 

Louisiana

• The Advocate | Louisiana House passes proposal allowing adoptees to view birth records: “Truth sets us free.” | Blake Paterson

Maryland

• WMDT-TV | Abortion bill makes progress in Maryland Senate, despite strong opposition | Hannah Cechini

Nebraska

• KOHA-TV |Abortion vote, new poll at odds | Joe Jordan

Texas

• The Texas Signal | Abortion funds threaten to sue Rep. Briscoe Cain for false and defamatory statements | Fernando Ramirez

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Health & Justice

• Becker’s Hospital Review | Biden's $5.8 trillion budget: 9 healthcare takeaways | Alia Paavola

  • Modern Healthcare | Biden budget plan prioritizes mental health, public health | Maya Goldman

• Crooked Media | Period Poverty with Lynette Medley | Abdul El-Sayed

• Ms. | Is the Gender Wage Gap Really Closing? | Martha Burk

• NPR | Statue celebrates 'Mothers of Gynecology' at Black women's birthing conference | Cristela Guerra

Jonece Starr Dunigan @StarrDunigan

This weekend, I had the honor of seeing the nation’s 1st monument honoring the Mother’s of Gynecology: Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy - three enslaved Black women who didn’t receive anesthesia as their bodies were used as experiments by the “Father of Gynecology,” J. Marion Sims.

• The 19th | New report gives NIH guidance on gathering data on gender and sexuality | Jasmine Mithani 

• San Francisco Chronicle | Surprising study reveals greater risks for moms with female, vs. male, partners | Nanette Asimov 

• Washington Post | The right is done retreating in the culture war. It's time to roll back rights. | Paul Waldman 

Florida

• Tallahassee Democrat | DeSantis signs into law what critics call the 'Don't Say Gay' bill that will restrict discussions of sexual orientation in schools | John Kennedy 

• MSNBC | The anti-LGBTQ lies at the core of Florida's newest law | Hayes Brown

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