Hang on
Today… Maybe the universe realizes how little brain I have left on this rainy Friday morning, as there are so few big anniversaries or awareness days. Roast Leg of Lamb Day, am I rich? National Tourism Day when we’re still in a global pandemilovato? No Pants Day, which is practically every day now. International Tuba Day, like I’ve needed someone to dot the I since 1992.
…’cause see, it’s usually a tuba player that… it doesn’t matter, have a great weekend.
Abortion
Rewire News Group | The Unconstitutional Case the Supreme Court Can’t Stop Talking About | Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo
North Carolina
AP | Appeals judges skeptical about reinstating NC abortion ban | Gary Robertson
Washington Post | North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban challenged in federal court | Ann E. Marimow
WRAL-TV | ‘Born alive’ bill is second related to abortion to advance this week at General Assembly | Matthew Burns
Texas
The American Independent | Texas town wants to get sued over abortion - and it could cost them millions | Lisa Needham
Jezebel | Texas Is About to Pass a Radical Anti-Abortion Bill and It Should Scare You | Esther Wang
KHOU-TV | 'Chilling effect on our judicial system' | Legal expert weighs in on abortion bill in Texas | Lauren Talarico
VICE | Uber Drivers Could Be Sued for Taking People to Get Abortions in Texas | Carter Sherman
LGBTQ
AP | NCAA reaches a key moment as transgender laws multiply | Eric Olson
Kaiser Health News | ‘I Just Feel Like Myself’: A Nonbinary Child In Their Own Words | Martha Bebinger
LGBTQ Nation | Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard set to be the first trans athlete ever at the Olympics | Alex Bollinger
More from CBS Sports, NBC Sports
That tapping you hear is a million talking points being edited: “In 2003, the International Olympic Committee updated its guidelines to clarify that transgender athletes may compete, but to date, no—”
POLITICO | Laws banning transgender student athletes splinter GOP | Nolan McCaskill, Steven Overly
Alabama
AL.com | Bill to ban transgender treatments for minors on tonight’s agenda in Alabama House | Mike Cason
Arizona
Los Angeles Blade | Arizona PAC gathered enough signatures to challenge LGBTQ protection ordinance | Brody Levesque
Iowa
Radio Iowa | Reynolds researching how to draft transgender athlete ban | O. Kay Henderson
Des Moines Register | 'Trans girls are girls': Transgender Iowans, allies speak against proposed sports ban | Stephen Gruber-Miller
Maine
Bangor Daily News | GOP bills aiming to bar transgender kids from girls’ sports head for defeat in Augusta | Michael Shepherd, Jessica Piper
Sun Journal | Dozens testify in opposition to bills banning female transgender athletes | Scott Thistle
South Carolina
The State | Banning trans athletes already failed twice in SC House. Now Senators will try | Emily Bohatch
Texas
Metro Weekly | Texas governor promises to sign ban on transgender athletes in women's sports into law | John Riley
Utah
Utah Public Radio | Utah Supreme Court Rules Transgender Utahns Can List Their Gender Identity On State Records | Matilyn Mortensen
More from AP, Deseret News, KSTU-TV, KTVX-TV, KUTV-TV, LGBTQ Nation, Salt Lake Tribune
Vermont
Burlington Free Press | Vermont bans so-called 'panic' defense in cases involving LGBTQ+ victims: What to know | Dan D'Ambrosio
More from Changing America, Los Angeles Blade
Pregnancy & Parenting
Brookings | How mothers spend their time | Fred Dews, Lauren Bauer
Bustle | Fertility Awareness Is Controversial. During The Pandemic, It Was Some Women’s First Choice. | Jennifer Gerson
The Lily | 71% of dads said working from home boosted well-being. Only 41% of moms agreed. | Anne Branigin
Ms. | Moving the Apostrophe in Mother’s Day: Helping Mothers Around the Globe | Elizabeth Titus
New York Magazine | The Sexist Backlash to Universal Day Care | Sarah Jones
New York Times | The Perfect Gift for Moms: Money | Reshma Saujani
MarketWatch | What to get mom for Mother’s Day? How about more financial security, survey suggests | Andrew Keshner
The 19th | Why I deserve to be left alone for Mother’s Day, and you do too | Terri Rupar
Roll Call | Lawmakers push for action to reduce maternal deaths | Sandhya Raman
Los Angeles Times | Black moms are more likely to die in childbirth. Will Congress do anything about it? | Sarah Wire
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | U.S. Rep. Cori Bush reveals how she nearly lost her two babies | Michele Munz
Time | Too Many Mothers Struggle to Afford Diapers | Jennifer M. Randles
Washington Post | Ditch the flowers for Mother’s Day — here’s what America’s moms really need | Petula Dvorak
Washington Post | The baby bust won’t end without government action | Catherine Rampell
MarketWatch | America is going through a baby bust, and we all might feel it in our wallets | Paul Brandus
Missouri
KCUR-FM | Heavier Federal Spending On Child Care Could Help Kansas City Parents Return To Workforce | Elle Moxley
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal | Heartbreaking stories of Black maternal deaths, pregnancy complications, racism related at hearing | Laura Olson
Columbus Dispatch | There are ways to help save moms from death by sepsis | Mike Abrams
Reproductive Health & Justice
Prism | EXCLUSIVE: FBI investigates Georgia doctor accused of sterilizing detained women | Tina Vasquez
HealthDay | Better Access to Birth Control Boosts School Graduation Rates | Cara Robert Murez
The Root | Study by Emory University Finds Younger Black Women at Higher Risk for Heart Disease | Joe Jurado
Arkansas
The American Independent | Arkansas bans sex ed despite highest teen birth rate in the country | Lisa Needham
California
San Francisco Chronicle | Opinion: California's support for reproductive rights still stops at its prison walls | Felicia Espinosa
Work & Money
CBS| Nearly two-thirds of anti-Asian hate incidents reported by women, new data shows | Erin Donaghue
Changing America | Sexual harassment and racial disparity alleged at leading entertainment firm | Christian Spencer
Newsweek | How Investment Habits Vary by Gender | Liz Barrett Foster
Connecticut
WNPR-FM | Pay Transparency: One Way To Reduce Wage Gap For Women And People Of Color | Lucy Nalpathanchil, Carmen Baskauf
New Jersey
NJ.com | Women, minorities and LGBTQ people must get half of seats on state boards under proposed bill | Susan K. Livio, Kelly Heyboer
Oregon
The Oregonian | Oregon wants to delay rollout of paid family and medical leave program | Jamie Goldberg