Today…
is the first Biden/Trump debate, starting tonight at 9pm ET. So. Yeah.
in 1988, Stacy Allison became the first American woman to reach the top of Mt. Everest. I’m not trying to climb Everest, but oh, imagine how quiet. No Zoom calls, no Twitter, no Outlook, no breaking news…
on a happier note, is National Coffee Day and Broadway Musicals Day. On it.
Saw this Rolling Stone headline, Amanda Shires on Why She Wrote a Song About Abortion, and obviously had to pull up the song to share. [stage whisper] I didn’t know the names, I didn’t know they’re country. So. Yeah.
Supreme Court
Washington Post | Women’s March plans return to D.C. in October to protest Supreme Court nomination | Samantha Schmidt
Abortion
Axios | Life after Roe v. Wade | Marisa Fernandez
CNN | On abortion, Amy Coney Barrett doesn't speak for American Christians | Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
HuffPost | GOP Sen. Joni Ernst Says There's A 'Very Minimal' Chance Roe v. Wade Will Be Overturned | Igor Bobic
If Roe v Wade was overturned, would not the desire remain intact?NPR | A Look At Amy Coney Barrett's Record On Abortion Rights | Sarah McCammon
Salon | Trump: It’s "certainly possible" Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade if Barrett is confirmed | Igor Derysh
Washington Post | Judge Barrett backs laws that could have killed me during my pregnancy | Alex Fabrizio Sumpter
LGBTQ+
The American Independent | Amy Coney Barrett is a dangerous threat to the LGBTQ community, experts say | Casey Quinlan
Daily Beast | Marriage Equality Is ‘in Danger,’ Says Supreme Court Victor Jim Obergefell | Tim Teeman
LGBTQ Nation | Conservative says Trump’s SCOTUS nominee means LGBTQ rights “will no longer see the light of day” | Alex Bollinger
Metro Weekly | Advocates: Trump SCOTUS pick Amy Coney Barrett would "dismantle" hard-won LGBTQ rights | John Riley
People of Praise
I have a whole rant about the charismatics, who run all over my hometown, and their attraction to cultish little groups like this, but. For another time.
AP | Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women | Michael Biesecker, Michelle Smith
Esquire | There Are Fundamental Questions Amy Coney Barrett Needs to Answer | Charles P. Pierce
Washington Post | The Republican Supreme Court strategy: a phony tale of victimhood | Paul Waldman
Washington Post | The story behind Amy Coney Barrett’s little-known Catholic group People of Praise | Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer
2020
POLITICO | Can a Supreme Court Pick Fix Trump’s Female Voter Problem? | Michael Kruse
“…you are no RGB”
BET | Anita Hill: Trump’s Nomination Of Amy Barrett To The Supreme Court Comes Too Soon After Ginsburg Death | Melanie Eversley
Chicago Sun-Times | SCOTUS nomination is an insult to all Ginsburg stood for | Jesse Jackson | Jesse Jackson
Cosmopolitan | Amy Coney Barrett Does Not Deserve RBG’s Seat | Chelsea Clinton
Refinery29 | No, There's No Such Thing As "Conservative Feminism" | Natalie Gontcharova
Rewire | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taught That the Fight for Justice Is With Us | Erin Matson
SCOTUSblog | “What would Ruth do?”: A feminist pioneer on what Justice Ginsburg meant to her | Gloria Steinem
The Hearings
AP | Democrats try to stick to health care in Supreme Court fight | Mary Clare Jalonick
Slate | Democrats should hammer on the illegitimacy of her SCOTUS nomination. | Dahlia Lithwick
Washington Post | Judge Barrett’s writing criticizes the Supreme Court decision upholding Obama-era health law | Amy Goldstein, Alice Crites
Washington Post | The potential flaw in Democrats’ plan to make this Supreme Court fight all about health care | Amber Phillips
Washington Post | Senators treat female Supreme Court nominees differently. Here’s the evidence. | Lori A. Ringhand, Christina Boyd
Kamala
HuffPost | Kamala Harris To Break From Campaign For Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Hearing | Jennifer Bendery
Marketwatch | Kamala Harris says Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett ‘will overturn’ Obamacare | Victor Reklaitis
Newsweek | Amy Coney Barrett vs Kamala Harris Is the Real Vice Presidential Debate | Darragh Roche
New York Times | Kamala Harris says appointing Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court would imperil health care and abortion rights. | Thomas Kaplan
Abortion
NBC | Poll: Majority of adults don't support overturning Roe v. Wade | Ben Kamisar, Melissa Holzberg
Washington Post | The Case for Accepting Defeat on Roe | Joan Williams
Look skyward, Joan!Time | A Rare Expansion in Abortion Access Because of COVID-19 | Carole Joffe
September 28, 2000: FDA approves Mifeprex (mifepristone)
Bustle | Medication Abortion’s History Shows How Access Has Been Restricted Over The Years | Jennifer Gerson
HuffPost | How Politics And Bureaucracy Halted The Promise Of The Abortion Pill | Melissa Jeltsen
Ms. | The History of Medication Abortion Approval is More Relevant Than Ever | Marie Bass
Ms. | This International Safe Abortion Day, "We Need Action-Not Restrictions or Performative Promises" | Catherine Nyambura
Teen Vogue | Medical Abortion Targeted By Trump Administration 20 Years After Its Debut | Alex Berg
Colorado
Colorado Sun | Colorado Proposition 115 explained: Broad access to abortion would be scaled back | Jennifer Brown
New Hampshire
Seacoastonline.com | Abortion laws fight takes center stage in Pappas vs. Mowers race | Hadley Barndollar
Ohio
Statehouse News Bureau | "Trigger Bill" To Ban Abortion In Ohio If Roe Is Overturned To Be Introduced Soon | Karen Kasler
LGBTQ
California
The Advocate | California Will House Trans Inmates According to Gender Identity | Trudy Ring
theGrio | California governor signs law requiring trans inmates to be housed by gender identity | Biba Adams
LGBTQ Nation | California governor signs four LGBTQ rights laws | Alex Bollinger
Out Magazine | California Has New Laws Protecting Trans Prisoners, LGBTQ+ Health | Donald Padgett
USA Today | California to house transgender inmates by gender identity | Adam Beam
Idaho
Metro Weekly | Idaho Republican defends law barring transgender females from women's sports | John Riley
Metro Weekly | Idaho man sues to stop state from enforcing anti-gay "crimes against nature" law | John Riley
Pregnancy & Parenting
The New Yorker | The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning | Alec MacGillis
New York Times | The New Helicopter Parents Are on Zoom | Danielle Braff
With kids needing so much help in remote learning, we may be pushed to become the parents we never wanted to be.
D.C.
Washington Post | Day cares are reopening. But they can only serve small groups and fear for their survival. | Perry Stein
Virginia
Virginia Mercury | Child care providers are still closed and Virginia's labor force is declining. What happens if parents can't go back to work? | Kate Masters
Reproductive Health & Justice
Chicago Defender | Black and Pregnant: More Complicated Amid a Pandemic? | Shera Strange
Washington
AP | Sex ed mandate sparks bitter Washington state ballot fight | Sally Ho
Work & Money
Agenda (World Economic Forum) | Shecession: COVID-19 is affecting women's employment status worse than men | Michèle Tertilt
Global Citizen | Most Countries Are Not Protecting Women Against COVID-19’s Social and Economic Impacts: Report | Leah Rodriguez
Forbes | How To Keep Women In The Workforce During The Pandemic | Holly Corbett
VICE | Women Who Say a Famous Producer Abused Them Have Spent Years Seeking Justice | Anna Merlan
Colorado
Colorado Public Radio | After Years Of Statehouse Debate, Colorado Voters Face Historic Decision On Paid Family Leave | Andrew Kenney
Illinois
WGLT-FM (Normal, IL) | Paid Leave Proposals Emerging In Illinois | Maureen McKinney