Here I go again
Today…
is Amerigo Vespucci Day and, on a related note, National Meatball Day.
is the birthday of labor organizer and garment worker Sue Ko Lee (1910–1996), a lead organizer of the 1938 National Dollar Store strike, which secured union recognition, higher wages and a shorter work week.
is the birthday of civil rights attorney Graciela Gil Olivárez (1928–1987), the first woman and first Latina to graduate from Notre Dame Law School.
Abortion
AP | Amid abortion rights threat, OB-GYNs more vocal with support | Travis Loller
Business Insider | Panicked over the potential end of Roe v. Wade, Democrats are now realizing they need to start taking state legislature races seriously to save abortion access | Kayla Epstein
Arizona
Bloomberg | Arizona Abortion Restrictions Could Curb Business, Investors Warn | Emma Kinery
Colorado
Colorado Politics | Abortion foes ignore white privilege | Lauren Smith
Florida
MadameNoire | Florida State Senate Really Banned Abortions After 15 Weeks And An Amendment That Requires Fathers To Pay Child Support For The Unborn | Natasha Decker
Rewire News Group | Florida Becomes First State to Pass a 15-Week Abortion Ban This Year | Anagha Srikanth
Indiana
Indianapolis Star | General Assembly asks Holcomb for special session on abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned | Kaitlin Lange
The Times of Northwest Indiana | GOP lawmakers want special session if US Supreme Court limits abortion rights | Dan Carden
Michigan
Michigan Public Radio | Reproductive rights coalition launches petition drive for abortion access ballot proposal | Sarah Cwiek
Missouri
The Daily Beast | Missouri State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman Introduces Bill to Stop Women From Getting Out-of-State Abortions | Aj McDougall
Kansas City Star | Missouri bill would allow lawsuits against those who help women obtain abortions out of state | Jonathan Shorman
More from Newsweek, Political Wire, Washington Post
Ohio
WEWS-TV | Latest Ohio abortion bill would promote experimental 'reversal' treatment | Morgan Trau
South Carolina
Post and Courier | SC Gov. Henry McMaster appealing federal court ruling against fetal heartbeat bill | Nick Reynolds
Florence Morning News | State officials ask Fourth Circuit to reconsider abortion law | Matthew Christian
Tennessee
The Tennessean | Tennessee bill would ban most abortions, allow private residents to sue providers | Melissa Brown
Texas
Rewire News Group | When It Comes to Abortion Rights, Texans Will Save Texas | Andrea Grimes
AP | University gets collection from lawyer who argued 'Roe' case
Health & Justice
Jezebel | Menstrual Hygiene Products Should Be Free And Everywhere | Kylie Cheung
Marquette Tribune | Black mothers, infants deserve better | Krisha Patel
Reckon | Alabama and Mississippi poised to extend Medicaid postpartum coverage, bringing the South closer to rest of U.S. | Anna Claire Vollers
SHAPE | A Look at Women's Rights In 2022 and the Work That Still Needs Done | Amanda Chatel
Slate | Can birth control cause depression or mood changes? Here's what we know. | Saima May Sidik
International Women’s Day
Jezebel | International Women’s Day Isn’t A Corporate Holiday You Ghouls | Kylie Cheung
Forbes | International Women’s Day: 20 Brands That Are Giving Back | Karen Tietjen
Washington Post | Companies tweeted for International Women's Day. Then this account called out their pay gaps. | Julianne McShane
PBS NewsHour| On International Women’s Day, UN report details the gender discrimination women still face | Nicole Ellis, Courtney Norris
Washington Post | Why International Women's Day matters | Suzanne Cope
Washington Post | How to restore the radical origins of International Women's Day | Tiana Wilson
Concord Monitor | Reflections for International Women’s Day | Latha Mangipudi, Safiya Wazir, María Pérez
California
WitnessLA | The most dangerous part of pregnancy? Violence in the home | Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Florida
CNN | Florida legislature passes bill prohibiting some classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity | Devan Cole
More from ABC, AP, Bloomberg, CBS, The Cut, Florida Phoenix, Florida Politics, Florida Times-Union, Forbes, LGBTQ Nation, Miami Herald, Mother Jones, New York Daily News, News Service Florida, Newsweek, NPR, Orlando Sentinel, POLITICO, Queerty, RawStory, Reuters, Salon, TPM, Tallahassee Democrat, WSJ, Washington Post, Time, UPI, WMFE-FM
CNN | Gen Z won't stay quiet on Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill | Scottie Andrew
CNN | Florida officials are harming children in their bid to 'protect' them | Jill Filipovic
Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Hawaii bill to add LGBTQ information to sex education advances | Esme Infante
Idaho
Boise State Public Radio | House Republicans vote to outlaw transition-related health care for minors | James Dawson
More from CBS, Idaho Press, Idaho Statesman
Iowa
Radio Iowa | Iowa House votes to establish state licensure for midwifery | O. Kay Henderson
Michigan
Washington Post | Michigan GOP candidate says he tells daughters to 'lie back and enjoy it' if rape is inevitable | Mariana Alfaro
Minnesota
Star Tribune | Minnesota task force outlines sweeping proposals to improve women's economic security | Stephen Montemayor
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald | Nebraska budget plan advanced to full Legislature without sex ed language | Martha Stoddard
KLKN-TV | Under proposed bill, Nebraska would provide free contraceptives | Alexa Skonieski
Texas
New York Times | Texas Youth Gender Clinic Closed Last Year Under Political Pressure | Azeen Ghorayshi
KBMT-TV | North Texas couple wants to build a 'maternity ranch' to help single moms who are pregnant again | Teresa Woodard