Today… can’t chat, must parent. The 12yo is returning to school after two weeks out, plus three-day weekend, plus, plus, plus…
Abortion
ABC | Some states move to protect abortion rights in face of challenge at Supreme Court | Meredith Deliso
California
The Lily | California said it would be a ‘sanctuary’ for reproductive rights. It just took a big first step. | Anne Branigin
Florida
Florida Politics | ‘They’re perhaps 1%’: Ileana Garcia signals support for full abortion ban, even for victims of rape, incest | Jesse Scheckner
Massachusetts
WSHM-TV | UMass Amherst to offer abortion medication to students | Ryan Trowbridge
Texas
Austin American-Statesman | U.S. 5th Circuit court asks Texas Supreme Court to weigh in on challenge to Texas abortion law | Madlin Mekelburg
More from AP, Axios, POLITICO, Reuters, Texas Tribune, UPI, Washington Post
West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail | House has public hearing on abortion, most speakers against bills | Caity Coyne
West Virginia MetroNews | Legislative Session Begins with 15-Week Abortion Bill | Hoppy Kercheval
LGBTQ
The Advocate | Protecting the Right to Vote: The Only Way to Safeguard LGBTQ+ Rights | David Johns
Axios | Schools face pressure to purge books about racism and gender identity as banning skyrockets | Russell Contreras
Healthline | How Social and Political Issues Affect Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Youth | Brian Mastroianni
HuffPost | FDA Pressured to Ease Restrictions On Gay Men Donating Blood Amid Shortage | Lydia O'Connor
More from HealthDay, Instinct Magazine
Chicago Tribune | Amid a dire blood shortage, let gay men donate | Steve Chapman
Salon | What makes some people hold transphobic views? | Mary Elizabeth Williams
USA Today | Transgender children who get hormone therapy enjoy better mental health, study says | Marc Ramirez
WTKR-TV | Survey reveals LGBTQ youth in South have higher rates of suicide than any other region | Chelsea Donovan
Georgia
Georgia Recorder | Kemp targets critical race theory, transgender sports participation | Ross Williams
More from WGCL-TV
Idaho
Idaho Statesman | ‘Add the Words’ bill to protect LGBTQ residents from discrimination in Idaho returns | Ryan Suppe
South Dakota
KELO-TV | Noem looking for national benefit from campaign ad focused on ‘protecting female sports’ | Eric Mayer
Reproductive Health & Justice
Rewire News Group | How Killing the Filibuster Is a Reproductive Justice Issue | Imani Gandy
California
Sacramento Bee | California forcibly sterilized people for 70 years. Survivors can now get compensation | Nadia Lopez
Colorado
Colorado Politics | With Title IX, courts navigate gulf between student victims and their accused perpetrators | Michael Karlik
Mississippi
NBC | As Mississippi fights for abortion ban, doctors push to expand Medicaid for new moms | Bracey Harris
Work & Money
Business Insider | Biden's monthly payments to families were a 'godsend.' Now that they've ended, parents are 'a little bit terrified' about what comes next. | Joseph Zeballos-Roig
CNN | Omicron is the latest disasater for working parents | Danielle Wiener-Bronner
Mother Jones | The pandemic has been hard for women workers. A labor economist breaks it down for us. | Jacob Rosenberg
NBC | Black women look to make historic gains in 2022 midterm elections | Bridget Bowman
The 19th | When kids under 5 get COVID-19, parents are screwed | Shefali Luthra
Politico | Is burnout a women’s issue? | Katelyn Fossett