Today…
is the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Eisenstadt v. Baird, which affirmed the right of unmarried people to have and use birth control. Settled that conversation once and for all, didn’t it, whew, nothing more to be done here…
also in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the Senate and sent to the states for ratification.
in 1976, the New Jersey Superior Court recognized the legal marriage of a trans woman to a cis man by specifically affirming her gender. M.T. v J.T. is considered the first legal case which specifically addresses trans marriage.
is World Doula Day, kicking off World Doula Week (March 22-28).
SJC on KBJ
Business Insider | Democrats praised historic Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson while Republicans rehashed Kavanaugh's confirmation battle | Oma Seddiq
Slate | Ketanji Brown Jackson Rose Above the Muck on Day One | Dahlia Lithwick
More from Bloomberg, CNN, NBC, Newsweek, New York Times, Time
Jezebel | Marsha Blackburn Delivered a Truly Disgusting Speech at Today's Supreme Court Hearings | Susan Rinkunas
The Tennessean | Sen. Marsha Blackburn criticizes 1965 Supreme Court ruling on birth control access | Melissa Brown
More from The New Republic, Newsweek
Jezebel | We Will Not Be Taking Any Questions on Ketanji Brown Jackson's Demeanor | Caitlin Cruz
MadameNoire | Psalms For Black Girls: Justice Ketanji Jackson And The Myth That Black Women Ain’t Magic | Denene Millner
HuffPost | Black Women Rally At Supreme Court For Ketanji Brown Jackson | Philip Lewis
Newsweek | Black Women and Girls Support Jackson, Saying 'Representation Matters' | Aila Slisco
Abortion
Ms. | Citigroup Becomes First Bank to Cover Travel Costs for Texas Employees Seeking Abortions Out of State | Roxy Szal
Washington Post | America's restrictive turn on abortion pushes against a regional - and democratic - trend | Frida Ghitis
Colorado
State of Reform | Debate on contentious abortion rights bill set to continue in the Senate | Boram Kim
Florida
Spectrum News 13 | Abortion debate continues as new law awaits DeSantis' signature | Jeff Allen
Massachusetts
GBH News | Telehealth abortion is 'revolutionizing' service in some states, including Mass. | Meghan Smith, Hannah Reale
Tennessee
The Guardian | Abortion ban modeled on Texas law advances in Tennessee | Maya Yang
Rewire News Group | Tennessee Lawmakers Go for Broke With Total Abortion Ban | Anagha Srikanth
Texas
ELLE | Texans Have Been Forced to Travel for Abortion Care. But Those Nearby Access Points Could Soon Disappear. | Madison Feller
Fort Worth Star-Telegram | States copying Texas abortion law give power to government, courts. Is that conservative now? | Ryan J. Rusak
Refinery29 | Abortion Rights Are Going From "Bleak To Bleaker" — Texas Is Ground Zero | Molly Longman
Washington Post | Texas's strict new abortion law has eluded multiple court challenges. Abortion rights advocates think they have a new path to get it blocked. | Caroline Kitchener
Washington
Spokesman-Review | Idaho could make getting an abortion harder, and Washington is preparing for more patients | Arielle Dreher
West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail | Justice signs bill to further restrict abortion | Caity Coyne
AP | W.Va. gov signs law barring abortion because of disability
Health & Justice
Medtech Insight | Essure: Out Of Sight, But Not Out Of Mind For Many Women | Brian Bossetta
NPR | A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says | Vanessa Romo
Hawaii
Honolulu Civil Beat | Sexual Health Education Is Not Just Good Public Policy, It’s The Law | Joey Brown
Massachusetts
BU Today | New Plan B Vending Machine in GSU Dispenses Low-Cost Emergency Contraceptives to the BU Community | Alene Bouranova
Mississippi
The American Independent | Mississippi lawmakers block expanded Medicaid coverage of postpartum care that saves lives | Lisa Needham
Utah
The Universe | BYU addresses campus menstrual health resources | Isabel Brown