How novel
Today…
in 1916, Emma Goldman was arrested for speaking publicly about birth control. (Now it is pretty much the only thing I talk about, just waffles and birth control.) Technically, she was arrested and charged under the Comstock Act, which banned transporting “obscene” material by mail or over state lines.
in 2020, an eternity ago, the head of the World Health Organization said this at a public briefing:
”Now to coronavirus. First of all, we now have a name for the disease: COVID-19. I’ll spell it: C-O-V-I-D hyphen one nine – COVID-19.” My man spelled it. A year later, my phone auto-corrects to it if I try to type “cold.”
Just over 1,000 people had died in China. Outside China, there were 393 confirmed cases in 24 countries, and 1 death.
Abortion
Ms. | Medication Abortion: House Oversight Committee Urges FDA to Lift Barrier | Carrie Baker
Womens eNews | The Global Gag Rule: Will HER End It? | Karen Coates
Arkansas
AP | Arkansas Senate panel advances near-total ban on abortions | Andrew DeMillo
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Senate committee votes to ban nearly all abortions | John Moritz
KATV-TV | Bill to abolish abortions in Arkansas sails through Senate Committee | Marine Glisovic
The American Independent | Want an abortion in Arkansas? You'll have to call a hotline telling you not to first. | Lisa Needham
Colorado
The Colorado Sun | Colorado restricts where Medicaid patients can get an abortion. Democrats want to end that. | Thy Vo, Mike Littwin
Idaho
AP | ‘Heartbeat’ abortion ban bill introduced in Idaho Senate | Keith Ridler
New Jersey
WKXW-FM | Democrats push for vote on stalled NJ abortion-rights legislation | Michael Symons
New Mexico
AP | Abortion-rights bill approaches decisive vote in New Mexico | Morgan Lee
South Dakota
Sioux Falls Argus Leader | Abortion survivor bill moves to Senate floor after Sanford Health-proposed amendment turned down | Danielle Ferguson
LGBTQ
The Advocate| C.D.C. Report: Gay and Bi People at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19 | Daniel Reynolds
McClatchy | Young transgender athletes excluded in lawmakers’ proposals | Simone Jasper
Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser | Alabama bill would criminalize transgender treatment for minors | Brian Lyman
The Hill | Alabama considers bill that makes doctors treatment of transgender youth a felony | Lexi Lonas
AL.com | Father of transgender daughter tells Alabama lawmakers treatment ban is misguided | Mike Cason
Arizona
Arizona Mirror | Republican lawmakers pass bill critics say ‘erases’ non-binary people | Laura Gómez
Arkansas
AP | Arkansas Senate OKs health care religious objections bill | Andrew DeMillo
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Medical providers' conscience bill passes | Michael R. Wickline
Georgia
Project Q Atlanta | Opponents denounce bill targeting trans youth in Georgia | Matt Hennie
WSAV-TV | New study calls for greater state protections for LGBTQ+ Georgians | Jon Dowding
Iowa
Des Moines Register | Iowa Senate 'bathroom bill' would ban transgender people from using school restrooms matching gender identity | Stephen Gruber-Miller
Iowa Public Radio | Iowa GOP Senators Advance Bill Banning Trans Students From Using Bathrooms Aligned With Their Gender Identity | Katarina Sostaric
More from Iowa Capital Dispatch, KCCI-TV, Radio Iowa
LGBTQ Nation | Iowa Republicans want to ban teachers from talking about transgender people | Alex Bollinger
Michigan
WLNS-TV | LGBTQ Rights inch closer to protection under Civil Rights Act | Tony Garcia
LGBTQ Nation | Activists gathered 500,000 signatures to force Michigan’s legislature to vote on LGBTQ civil rights | Alex Bollinger
North Carolina
North State Journal | NC cities pass LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinances after HB2 compromise sunsets | David Larson
Tennessee
The Tennessean | Gov. Bill Lee: Transgender student athlete participation will 'destroy women's sports' | Yue Stella Yu
AP | Transgender athletes will 'destroy women's sports' | Jonathan Mattise, Kimberlee Kruesi
The Hill | Tennessee gov: 'Transgenders participating in women's sports will destroy women's sports' | Joseph Choi
Utah
KPCW-FM | Utah Senator Proposes Bill To Ban Transgender Girls From Women's Sports | Jessica Lowell
Pregnancy & Parenting
Forbes | ‘Momnibus’ Bill Takes Aim At Reducing Black Maternal Deaths | Erin Spencer
Ms. Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act Addresses "Urgent Crisis" of Maternal Mortality | Rachel Greenberg, Roxy Szal
Reckon | Sweeping Black maternal health reforms proposed in Congress | Anna Claire Vollers
Romper | Lawmakers Unveil 12 New Bills As A "Roadmap" To Address Black Maternal Health Crisis | Morgan Brinlee
Colorado
Colorado Sun | Rep. Leslie Herod: Colorado to see maternal health legislation during the 2021 session | Mike Littwin, Leslie Herod
Florida
Tampa Bay Times | Florida mothers of color, seeking better care, turn to midwives and doulas | Margo Snipe
Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader | KY’s maternal mortality rate is a disgrace. We can and must do better. | Rep. Lisa Willner
North Carolina
The Charlotte Observer | ‘Our mamas can’t wait.’ NC leaders push to address deadly disparities for Black moms. | Lucille Sherman
Reproductive Health & Justice
POLITICO | Democrats plan big Medicaid expansion in Covid aid package | Adam Cancryn
Montana
The 19th | As tribal nations in Montana are threatened by COVID, women health leaders have stepped up | Alexa Mikhail
North Dakota
Grand Forks Herald | ND House OKs bill bringing childbirth death investigations under state control | Jeremy Turley
Vermont
WVNY-TV | Vermont bill would establish ‘Office of Health Equity’ | Devin Bates
Work & Money
Fuller Project | ‘I Want to Move Forward’: Student Moms Bear Costly Double Burden of Child Care Costs, Student Debt | Jessica Washington
HuffPost | More Men Helped With Housework During The Early Days Of COVID-19. What Went Wrong? | Brittany Wong
What went wrong? “But I already did the laundry. I did so much laundry, I ran the sweeper and I unloaded the dishwasher.”
Ms. | A New Era for Women: Biden's Plan to Invest in Workers and Families | Carrie Baker
NBC | Biden meeting with CEOs focused on equalizing economic recovery, skills training, wage gap | Stephanie Ruhle, Lucy Bayly
Refinery29 | What Is Emotional Labor, Really? You Might Be Surprised | Mirel Zaman
Washington Post | Rubio attacked Romney’s child allowance proposal as ‘welfare.’ Why are conservatives fighting over family support? | Elizabeth Popp Berman, Joshua T. McCabe
Deseret News | Mitt Romney’s Family Security Act: Why the child allowance is controversial | Lois Collins
Well+Good | A #MeToo Hospital Movement Is Long Overdue—Here's What Needs to Happen to Better Hold Abusers Accountable | Emily Laurence
California
CNN | A proposed law in California seeks to ban NDAs that prevent workers from speaking up about discrimination and abuse | Harmeet Kaur
Maryland
WDVM-TV | Bill in General Assembly would broaden provisions for paid family leave | Steven Cohen
Minnesota
MinnPost | Child care crisis prevents economic growth in Greater Minnesota | Heidi Omerza, Pat Baustian
Montana
Missoula Current | Democratic legislators take third run at paid family leave in Montana | James Bradley
Oregon
Working Mother | Oregon Maternity Leave: Everything Expectant Parents Need to Know About the New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program | Rebecca Gale
Tennessee
AP | Tennessee governor won't revive paid family leave push | Jonathan Mattise
More, More, More
Bitch Media | Love Sick: It’s Time to Uncouple Care Work from Romantic Love | Oliver Haug