School dazed
Today… can’t chat, must parent. The 12yo is still home because Covid but the 14yo goes back today after three weeks and has already tried to leave for school without bookbag, lunch, water, gloves, bus pass…
Me: Okay. Let’s stop for a moment. What do you have, what do you need.
Him: I don’t know what I’m doing.
Abortion
The Atlantic | Sarah Weddington’s Unexpected Path to Roe | Joshua Prager
Vox | Supreme Court: A new case could crush abortion rights months earlier than expected | Ian Millhiser
Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times | White supremacist group Patriot Front crashes anti-abortion rally in the Loop | Sophie Sherry
The Daily Beast | White Supremacist Group Patriot Front Heckled Out of Chicago March for Life | Blake Montgomery
Iowa
Quad-City Times | Should U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe, what's next for Iowa abortion laws? | Thomas J. Barton
Kansas
Kansas City Star | Only four clinics in Kansas and Missouri provide abortions. Here’s how to access them | Natalie Wallington
Kansas City Star | How a Kansas City abortion doctor’s fight for liberalization of laws cost him his life | Katie Bernard
Michigan
MLive | Proposed ballot initiative would add abortion rights to Michigan Constitution | Lauren Gibbons
More from AP, Bridge Michigan, Detroit News, Michigan Advance, WGVU-FM
Mississippi
NBC | Women in poorer areas in Mississippi seek abortions later in pregnancy, study finds | Bracey Harris
New Jersey
WOBM-FM | NJ Legislature to vote on abortion bill that leaves few happy | Michael Symons
New Hampshire
Ohio
Statehouse News Bureau | Abortion clinics file a lawsuit to stop new law requiring burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains | Jo Ingles
More from AP, Columbus Dispatch, WOUB-TV
Oklahoma
The Norman Transcript | Bill requiring abortion database draws criticism | Janelle Stecklein
KTUL-TV | Rep. Roberts filing bill to allow abortion lawsuits | Megan Butler
South Dakota
Rapid City Journal | Abortion rights battle expected during 2022 South Dakota legislative session | Bart Pfankuch
KVOX-FM | South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds | Don Haney
More from KVRR-TV
Tennessee
HuffPost |New Year's Fire At Tennessee Planned Parenthood Was Arson, Officials Say | Sara Boboltz
More from The Cut, Ms., NBC, New York Times, Washington Post
Knoxville News Sentinel | How the New Year's Eve arson fire unfolded inside Knoxville's Planned Parenthood | Tyler Whetstone
Texas
The 19th | Texas’ abortion law could stay in effect for months, appeals court suggests | Shefali Luthra
Austin American-Statesman | The potential detour for the lawsuit challenging the Texas abortion law and what it means | Madlin Mekelburg
More from AP, CNN, Houston Chronicle, National Law Journal, POLITICO, The Texan
Reuters | Lawyer who sued Texas abortion provider faces 3-year suspension
LGBTQ
AP | 'Jeopardy!' champ hits $1 million; talks fame, trans rights
Bloomberg | Lawsuits, Injunctions Await Biden’s LGBTQ Health Protections | Lydia Wheeler
Daily Kos | Within the first 7 days of the year, at least 7 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ legislation | Aysha Qamar
Inside Higher Ed | Penn and Ivy League Back Transgender Athlete | Scott Jaschik
Metro Weekly | Advocates seeking transgender people to complete the U.S. Trans Survey later this year | John Riley
Military Times| Where each military branch stands on pronoun use in signature blocks | Sarah Sicard
NBC Out | Mj Rodriguez becomes 1st transgender actor to win a Golden Globe | Kait Hanson
More from The Hollywood Reporter, POPSUGAR
Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal | ‘Is this person going to hurt me?’: Transgender inmates say Kansas prisons put them in danger | Blaise Mesa
Michigan
WDET-FM | Matching IDs for Transgender People Is Life-Saving for the Community, Local Activist Says | Russ McNamara
South Dakota
KELO-TV | Three bills LGBTQ+ advocates are keeping an eye on this legislative session in South Dakota | Lauren Soulek
Texas
The 74 | Texas Schools Rethink Gender-Based Dress Code Policies After Discrimination Claims Raise New Legal Issues | Allyson Waller
Health & Justice
ABC | COVID-19 vaccine linked to small, temporary changes in menstrual cycles, study finds | Katie Kindelan
More from Salon
The Daily Montanan | Racism a strong factor in Black women's high rates of premature birth, study finds | Anna Maria Barry-Jester
California
California Health Report | Pregnant Behind Bars: Looking To The Future | Taylor Walker
Jezebel | California Takes Action to Stop Criminalizing Pregnancy Loss | Kylie Cheung
Los Angeles Times | California attorney general says prosecutors should not file murder charges in stillbirths | Don Thompson
Georgia
The Augusta Chronicle | More government support needed for mothers and babies in Georgia | Stacey D. Stewart
Maryland
Star Democrat | Department of Health receives CDC grant to address maternal mortality statewide | Jonathan Carter
Nevada
Las Vegas Sun | Advocates strive to improve maternal mortality rate among Blacks in Las Vegas | Jessica Hill
Work & Money
The Hill | Parents have the power to become America's strongest special interest group | Dana Suskind
JD Supra | Senate Urged to Protect Rights of Pregnant Workers | Lori Kalani, Bernard Nash
U.S. News & World Report | Women-Focused Carpentry Class Makes Skillset More Accessible | Maria Clark
Washington Post | ‘I’m barely clinging onto work’: Exhausted parents face another wave of school shutdowns | Abha Bhattarai
Connecticut
The CT Mirror | Paid leave is a win for Connecticut workers, families, caregivers and advancing racial justice. | Nicole Sanclemente
New York
The Lily | In NYC, employers could soon have to list salary ranges on job postings. It’d help close the wage gap, experts say. | Julianne McShane
Virginia
The Virginia Mercury | Virginia can't undo Equal Rights Amendment approval, outgoing AG says | Graham Moomaw