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Today…
is the birthday of Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1933-sigh)
is #EqualPayDay.
Not for all— I know. I know. I’m over here rolling around on the floor looking at the dates from the last few years and how much ground has been lost since pandemic.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander women: May 3, 2022 compared to March 9, 2021 and February 11, 2020.
LGBTQ+: June 15, 2022 but it’s an arbitrary date placed in the middle of Pride Month as this data isn’t captured.
Mothers: July, date TBD 🠲 May 5, 2021 🠲 June 4, 2020
Black women: September 21, 2022 🠲 August 3, 2021 🠲 August 30, 2020
Native/Indigenous women: November 30, 2022 🠲 September 8, 2021 🠲 October 1, 2020
Latina/Hispanic women: December 8, 2022 🠲 October 21, 2021 🠲 October 29, 2020
Abortion
The Intercept | Roe Is Dead. Long Live Roe? | Judith Levine
Ms. | Hangover Remedy: Passage of a Permanent Repeal of the Global Gag Rule Is the Cure | Rebecca Dennis
Rewire News Group | Conservatives Have a New Priority: Health-Care Travel Bans | Jessica Mason Pieklo, Imani Gandy
Romper | Abortion Takes A Village, Too | Hannah Matthews
Teen Vogue | Transgender People Tell Their Abortion Stories in "Trans Bodies, Trans Choices" | Brittney McNamara
Washington Post | This abortion rights group is fighting back in a tough environment | Rachel Roubein
Colorado
CNN | Abortion rights bill passes Colorado House | Amy E. Simonson
More from Colorado Newsline, The Denver Post, Truthout
Florida
The Nation | Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South | Anna V. Eskamani
Idaho
Idaho Statesman | Last month of abortion in Idaho? Texas-inspired bill heads to Gov. Little’s desk | Ryan Suppe
And, and, and: Idaho Press | House kills increased access to contraceptives bill | Alexandra Duggan
More from AP, CBS, CNN, The Daily Beast, The Hill, HuffPost, NBC, New York Times, Political Wire, RawStory, Washington Post
Rhode Island
The Brown Daily Herald | Legislators introduce Equality in Abortion Coverage Act in RI Senate | Kara McAndrew
Texas
The American Independent | The Texas Supreme Court just sided with abortion 'bounty hunters' | Lisa Needham
MSNBC | Texas and Missouri deliver a one-two punch on abortion rights | Jessica Levinson
Washington
Rewire News Group | Washington State Continues to Bolster Abortion Access | Anagha Srikanth
West Virginia
West Virginia MetroNews | Abortion Bill Heads to Governor Justice's Desk | Hoppy Kercheval
Health & Justice
The Conversationalist | A beginner's guide to reproductive justice | Raina Lipsitz
ELLE | Reproductive Coercion Affects 50% Of Women Under 45, A Poll Suggests | Sakaynah Hunter
Forbes | Women Are Suffering From An ‘Exhaustion Gap’ According To New Study | Kim Elsesser
Mashable | #HaveAWord campaign speaks directly to men and boys about violence against women | Rachel Thompson
Newsweek | Providing Medical Care for Women and Girls Can Change the World | Doris Macharia
California
California Healthline | Want Vulnerable Californians to Have Healthier Pregnancies? Doulas Say the State Must Pay Up. | Rachel Bluth
Idaho
Idaho Press | House kills increased access to contraceptives bill | Alexandra Duggan
Mississippi
Washington Post | Mississippi lawmakers just killed a bill that would expand postpartum care | Abigail Higgins
AP | Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms | Emily Wagster Pettus
Missouri
Kansas City Star | Planned Parenthood is suing Missouri over Medicaid. Here’s what patients need to know | Natalie Wallington
Texas
The Houston Defender | Shades of Blue Project confronts the Black maternity mortality crisis | Aswad Walker