I can be hurtful, I can be purple
I can be anything you like. I just don't wanna.
Today…
is National Punctuation Day. (It is‽‽) Embarrassing confession: I just learned, like, last week, that the reason sentences in Spanish will start with an upside-down ¡ or ¿ is to signal how the sentence will end. How clever is that? (Have I mentioned I grew up in small-town Ohio? So provincial I thought it made sense to take French in high school? Sometimes I know nothing.)
Abortion
The 19th | Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to quickly intervene in challenge to Texas law | Jennifer Gerson
More from AP, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Common Dreams, Forbes, The Hill, National Law Journal, NBC, New York Times, SCOTUSblog, Texas Tribune, USA Today, Washington Post
AP | House to vote on abortion rights as Roe is challenged | Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro
New York Times | With Roe Under Threat, House Plans to Vote on Bill to Counter Abortion Curbs | Carl Hulse
Washington Post | Pelosi defends House abortion rights legislation after San Francisco archbishop denounces it as ‘child sacrifice’ | Felicia Sonmez
CNN | How the Supreme Court crafted its Roe v. Wade decision and what it means today | Joan Biskupic
Slate | Lawyers defending abortion rights at the Supreme Court are stoking the egos of three justices they deem "gettable." | Mark Joseph Stern
I mean, if you haven’t sat around a conference table debating which newspapers David Souter reads, have you even worked in this movement? I ask you.ELLE | Paying for Abortions Is About to Become A Lot Harder | Susan Rinkunas
Arizona
AP | Judge considers request to block Arizona abortion law | Jonathan Cooper
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Jonesboro City Council turns back political stunts on abortion, vaccinations | Max Brantley
Florida
VICE | Texas Effectively Banned Abortion. Florida Republicans Want to Be Next. | Paul Blest
– More from ABC, CBS, HuffPost, NPR, People Magazine, Popular Information, Washington Post, WUSF-FM
Georgia
AP | Georgia abortion law to be argued in federal appeals court | Kate Brumback
Kansas
McClatchy | Abortion helped turn Kansas red. Now Sharice Davids is supporting an abortion rights bill. | Daniel Desrochers
Montana
Missoulian | Billings judge to decide soon if new abortion laws will take effect | Holly Michels
Pennsylvania
The Morning Call | Could a 6-week abortion ban happen in Pennsylvania? Healthcare providers, advocates react to new Texas law as state legislators debate latest efforts | Molly Bilinski
Texas
Dallas Morning News | Bill filed to add rape and incest exemption to Texas’ new abortion restrictions | Morgan O'Hanlon
The Mary Sue | Texas Shocked That Folks Are Pursuing the Abortion Bounty Law They Just Enacted | Chelsea Challahback Steiner
– More from RawStoryHouston Chronicle | Don't just fight abortion bans. Build an economy of care. | Elizabeth Gregory
Washington
Spokesman-Review | Church at Planned Parenthood permanently ordered away from clinic | Adam Shanks
– More from KXLY-TV
LGBTQ
Boston Globe | LGBTQ rights aren’t on Supreme Court’s docket this term, but they’re still in its crosshairs | Kimberly Atkins Stohr
The Hill | Bisexual women more likely to report experiencing non-consensual sex: CDC study | Justine Coleman
HuffPost | Billy Eichner's Gay Rom-Com To Make History With All-LGBTQ Cast Playing Every Major Role | Cole Delbyck
More from Deadline Hollywood, Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, The Wrap
New York Daily News | Nearly 1 in 5 local media outlets across 9 southern states produced no original LGBTQ stories over 18-month period: report | Muri Assunção
– More from USA TodayOutsports | At least 25% of the players in the WNBA Playoffs are LGBTQ and out | Cyd Zeigler
The Wrap | NY Times Guild Calls on Paper to Correct Past Bylines and Stop Deadnaming Trans Journalists | Lindsey Ellefson
Kansas
Kansas Reflector | What does an LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance mean for Wichita? Your questions answered. | Liz Hamor, Emma Athena
Missouri
Business Insider | Chick-Fil-A removed from plans for an upcoming Kansas City airport wing after opposition from LGBTQ commission | Mary Hanbury
Texas
The Advocate | Texas Seeks Right to Discriminate Against Trans People | Trudy Ring
Utah
Metro Weekly | Utah Republican wants to block birth certificates from being changed to reflect gender identity | John Riley
Washington
Everett Daily Herald| Everett considers gender-neutral terms for municipal code | Ben Watanabe
Pregnancy & Parenting
INSIDER | New moms are dying at alarming rates in the US, but the hidden crisis is that many of these deaths are suicides | Anna Medaris Miller
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Atlantic | What It Was Like for Me to Watch Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony | Anita Hill
Missouri
Kansas City Star | Missouri lawmakers have a new plan to boot Planned Parenthood from Medicaid. Will it work? | Jeanne Kuang
Work & Money
CBS | Female MBA grads earn $11,000 less than male peers on Day 1 of new job | Kate Gibson
Medscape | Pandemic Disrupted The Home Life of 67% of Female Physicians | Jaleesa Baulkman
Slate | Time’s Up implosion: What caused the president, chairwoman, and entire board stepping down. | Lili Loofbourow