Today…
is International Gin & Tonic Day. Enjoy one for me, as I’ve mostly lost my taste for gin over the years.
is the birthday of Divine, (1945-1988), reminding me that while we’ve watched the musical and live versions of Hairspray roughly 4,982 times, I’ve never shown them the original. It’s time.
Abortion
SCOTUSblog | Biden administration asks justices to block enforcement of Texas abortion law | Amy Howe
Rolling Stone | Texas Abortion Ban Standing Would Mean States Could Essentially Override the Constitution, DOJ Warns | Peter Wade
More from AP, Austin American-Statesman, Axios, Bloomberg, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Los Angeles Times,National Law Journal, NBC, New York Times, POLITICO, Roll Call, San Antonio Current, Talking Points Memo, Texas Public Radio, UPI, WSJ
The 19th | Proposed budget bill bolsters Title X -- and drops Hyde Amendment | Jennifer Gerson
The Hill | Senate Democrats ditch Hyde amendment for first time in decades | Aris Folley
National Law Journal | Will Justices Step Into Second Major Abortion Battle This Term? | Marcia Coyle
Inside Philanthropy | How Philanthropy Fell Short in Protecting Abortion Rights—and What It Can Do Now | Dawn Wolfe
Ohio
Rewire News Group | Ohio Might Get a Second ‘Sanctuary City for the Unborn’
Texas
CNN | Texas doctor: What abortion law is doing to my patients | Amna Dermish
HuffPost | Undocumented And In Need Of An Abortion In Texas' Rio Grande Valley | Alanna Vagianos
The 19th | Pregnant undocumented minors can't get abortions in Texas | Shefali Luthra
Mother Jones | Mexico’s Underground Abortion Networks Prepare for Pregnant People Fleeing From Texas | Andrea Guzman
LGBTQ
them. | Two More Trans Americans Killed Amid National Epidemic of Violence | Nico Lang
Refinery29 | Actually, Netflix, Content Like Dave Chappelle’s Transphobic Comedy Special Does “Directly Translate To Real World Harm” | Kathleen Newman-Bremang
The Verge | Netflix trans employees and allies release a list of demands ahead of the walkout | Zoe Schiffer
More from Deadline Hollywood
Florida
Florida Politics | Democratic lawmakers look to create gender neutral ID markers, repeal trans sports ban | Daniel Figueroa
Kansas
Kansas City Star | Prairie Village, KS bans LGBTQ youth conversion therapy | Sarah Ritter
North Carolina
News & Observer | Wake County adds LGBTQ protection in non-discrimination rule | Anna Johnson
Texas
NBC | Texas bill banning transgender students in school sports heads to governor’s desk | Dan Avery
More from Los Angeles Blade, San Antonio Current, Texas Public Radio, WSJ
Pregnancy & Parenting
New Yorker | How an Adoption Broker Cashed In on Prospective Parents’ Dreams | Sheelah Kolhatkar
The Penny Hoarder | How High Are Child Care Costs? 40% of Parents Have Gone Into Debt Over It | Nicole Dow
Washington Post | States move to shore up child care as Biden's agenda looks uncertain
Michigan Advance | There are a lot of plans to improve childcare in Michigan. Here’s what they do. | Julia Forrest
MinnPost | On child care and early ed, go bold | Karin Swenson
The Keystone | Crisis of Care: Family Caregivers Struggle With A Broken System | Keya Vakil
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | When a Miscarriage Is Manslaughter | Michelle Goldberg