Isn't it grand?
Today…
is National Vanilla Cupcake Day, and you know what, justice for vanilla in cupcakes and all things. Yes, vanilla cupcakes are often bland, but that is on the baker, not on the bean of the only fruit-bearing member of the orchid family. Good vanilla is good.
is the birthday of Ann Reinking (1949-2020), who in my heart of hearts will always be Grace from Annie, but also…
She is a supervillian. Her weapons? The razor-sharp lines and the cutting stare. We are done for.
She was in the ‘90s revival of Chicago opposite Bebe Neuwirth can you imagine.
Abortion
Jezebel | Even a Voting Rights Think Tank Is Sounding the Alarm on Abortion Access | Susan Rinkunas
Reuters | Analysis: U.S. abortion curbs: Fearing business impact, companies speak out | Anastasia Moloney
Vox | Let’s talk about Cecily Strong’s game-changing "clown abortion" skit | Aja Romano
Washington Post | Scott Stewart wasn't well known in the antiabortion world. Now he's leading the charge to overturn Roe at the Supreme Court. | Michael Linhorst
Ms. & Brennan Center | Abortion Is Essential To Democracy
The Power of State Courts in Securing Abortion Access: "It’s Time to Give Them Center Stage" | Alicia Bannon
The Justices Have No Robes | Madiba Dennie
Miscarriage of Justice: The Danger of Laws Criminalizing Pregnancy Outcomes | Madiba Dennie, Jackie Fielding
The Government Has a Long History of Controlling Women-One That Never Ended | Elizabeth Hira
The “Invent-Your-Own-Facts Approach”: Many Abortion Laws Use Medically Incorrect Language | Martha Kinsella, Julia Boland, Harry Rube
Abortion Funds Enable Access: The Time to Invest in Direct Aid Is Now | Gabriella Limón, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
A Vocal-and Wealthy-Minority Is Controlling Abortion Access | Mira Ortegon, Ian Vandewalker
Religion Must Not Substitute Science in the Abortion Debate | Kelly Percival
Texas’s Abortion Bans and Voter Suppression Laws Let Citizens Do “Dirty Work” of Opposing Constitution | Izabela Tringali, Julia Kirschenbaum
Louisiana
Rewire News Group | A Judge Allowed a Louisiana Teen to Get an Abortion. So Her Mom Sued the State. | Caroline Reilly
New Mexico
NM Political Report | Head of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains retires after 18 years at helm | Susan Dunlap
LGBTQ
Axios | Facebook parent company Meta to block some ad targeting around politics, religion, sexual orientation | Sara Fischer
More from The Hill, New York Times, NPR, U.S. News & World Report, Washington Post
NBC | LGBTQ American Indians report high levels of depression and abuse, study finds | Dan Avery
South Dakota
South Dakota Public Radio | Vermillion School Board passes state's first 'Gender Equity and Access Policy' | Stel Kline
More from Argus Leader, KELO-TV, Vermillion Plain Talk
Texas
Austin American-Statesman | Texas officials to target obscene content in school libraries at governor's request | Maria Mendez
CNN | Texas governor is asking agencies for new standards to 'shield' children from obscene content in schools | Nicole Chavez
Pregnancy & Parenting
Bizwomen | America's child care crisis has become too big to ignore. Working moms who've been pushed to the brink are ready for solutions | Caitlin Mullen
CNBC | Sales of pregnancy tests are on the rise. That's good news for retailers like Walmart and Target, Bank of America says | Melissa Repko
Reproductive Health & Justice
CBS | How climate change threatens pregnant women and their fetuses | Cara Korte
HealthDay | U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago | Robert Preidt
Shape | The Mental Health Cost of Being a Black Woman In America | Chrissy King
Work & Money
CNBC | Men tend to have higher total credit limits than female borrowers, research finds | Lorie Konish
ELLE | The Billion Dollar Question: Why Can’t the Military Fix Its Violence Against Women Problem? | Molly Langmuir
USA Today | Some breastfeeding moms still don't receive space or time to pump at work. Congress seems ready to help. | Savannah Behrmann
Quartz | More people are staying single—and workplaces need to adjust | Sarah Todd
Paid/Parental Leave
The Atlantic | Parental Leave Is American Exceptionalism at Its Bleakest | Joe Pinsker
ELLE | Women Put Democrats In Power. It's Time for Them to Deliver Paid Leave | Jocelyn Frye
Poynter | Parental leave is broken, and that hurts all of us | Alex Laughlin
Vogue | In What World Are Republicans the ‘Party of Parents’? | Michelle Ruiz