...it's not even past.

Today…

• is International #WomensDay.

• is the birthday of Lilia Ann Abron (1945– ), the first Black woman awarded a PhD in chemical engineering. She’s still very much in it – her consulting firm is down by the wharf.

• is the birthday of Monica Helms (1951– ), author, Navy veteran and creator of the trans pride flag.

• “is Organize Your Home Office Day.” Oh yes. It’s a constant.

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Abortion

• FiveThirtyEight | Undue Burden | Anna Wiederkehr, Amelia Thomson- DeVeaux

• Jezebel | Congress Failed to Protect Abortion. Now the Fight Turns Local. | Kylie Cheung

• New York Times | States Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Tighten Abortion Laws | Kate Zernike

• The 19th | Why so many abortion restrictions are working their way through state legislatures now | Shefali Luthra 

• Rewire News Group | This Supreme Court Opinion Is a Trojan Horse for Fascism | Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pieklo 

New Mexico

• KRQE-TV | New Mexico abortion clinics seeing increase in Texas patients | Brittany Bade, Anna Padilla

Texas

• Houston Chronicle | Women are finding other means to abortion despite Texas crackdown | Jeremy Blackman

  • KUT-FM | The new abortion law has forced about 1,400 people to leave Texas each month for the procedure | Ashley Lopez

  • Spectrum News | About 1,400 Texans seeking out-of-state abortions per month | Craig Huber 

• Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | Plainview citizens bring 'Sanctuary City for the Unborn' abortion ordinance before council | Alex Driggars 

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Reproductive Health & Justice 

• Agenda | 'No exceptions, no exclusions, no excuses' - 6 industry experts make the case for women's health | Amira Ghouaibi

• The Conversation | After two years in a pandemic, mothers expressing rage are harnessing their power | Amanda Watson 

• ELLE | It’s the End of the World As We know It. And We're Still At Work. | Kelli Maria Korducki 

• Essence | How Two Mothers Developed An App For Black Women With Postpartum Depression | Rayna Reid

• Fortune | Stop asking women how we manage work-life balance. Most of us don’t | Alyssa Jaffee

• Health Affairs | HHS Issues Guidance To Help Protect Transgender Youth | Katie Keith 

• Health Affairs | Raising The Stakes To Advance Equity In Black Maternal Health | Michele Cohen Marill

• The Nation | The New Politics of Desire | Maggie Doherty, Amia Srinivasan

• Vox | Maternity wards are closing in the US in the Covid-19 pandemic. And maternal mortality is rising. | Dylan Scott 

Alabama

• The Daily Beast | Alabama Trans Teens, Parents, and Doctors Fight Against ‘Hell’ of Health-Care and Bathroom Bills | Tim Teeman 

Connecticut

• Hartford Courant | Connecticut advocates applaud extension of Medicaid eligibility for new mothers, note ‘huge disparity that we need to address’ | Harriet Jones

Idaho

• The Advocate | Idaho Seeks Life in Prison for Providing Gender-Affirming Health Care | Trudy Ring

• AP | Idaho House OKs measure that could fine, jail librarians | Keith Ridler

Massachusetts

• MassLive.com | Fighting period poverty: Massachusetts bill would make menstrual products free and accessible in public schools, prisons, shelters | Cassie McGrath 

• WBZ-AM | Boston University Contraception Vending Machine Sells Plan B For Under $8 | Jay Willett 

Oregon

• The Daily Barometer | Oregon State University expected to offer free period products on campus | Samuel Albert

Virginia

• Prince William Times | Virginia legislators expand ‘safe haven’ laws allowing parents to give up infants | Kate Masters

Wyoming

• Wyoming Tribune Eagle | UW students, staff concerned about targeting of gender studies | Abby Vander Graaff