We'll plan our escape
Today…
we head back to DC, accompanied by Josh Gondelman’s audio book. On the way here, we listened to everything he and John Mulaney have on Spotify – the kids loved it, and are itching for more, so we’ll see how this fares.
is National Piña Colada Day. They sorta fell out of fashion in recent years, and I’m not the biggest rum fan, but… yes, fine, I like piña coladas.
Happy weekend, everyone.
Abortion
The Supreme Court’s Public-Health Approach to Abortion Rights
Rachel Rebouché | The Nation
The procedure can be crucial to a person’s health and livelihood. When striking down restrictions, the justices should acknowledge that.
Indiana
Judge strikes down Indiana abortion complications report law
Tom Davies | ABC News
A federal judge has struck down an Indiana law that would have required reports from medical providers to the state if they treat women for complications arising from abortions.
LGBTQ
We Can't End AIDS Without Fighting Racism
Elton John | The Atlantic
The color of your skin should not determine the quality of your health. But in the United States, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is exacerbated by racism, bias, and discrimination.
Millions in aid from small business relief fund went to "hate groups"
Stephen Gandel | CBS News
At least 10 groups with a history of making anti-Black, anti-LGBTQ or anti-immigrant statements received loans from the government's small business relief fund
Court orders release of videos of landmark same-sex marriage trial
Josh Gerstein | POLITICO
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered videos of a landmark 2010 trial that led to the striking down California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage be released next month.
Members of Congress call upon White House to implement Bostock ruling
Michael K. Lavers | Washington Blade
More than 100 members of Congress on Thursday called upon President Trump to implement last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that says Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination.
Washington
Seattle Schools to Include LGBTQ+ In Curriculum
Donald Padgett | Out Magazine
The Seattle Public School District has taken a big step to creating an inclusive and affirming environment for all students. The district recently passed a resolution calling for LGBTQ+ affirming curriculum and gender neutral restroom facilities.
Pregnancy & Parenting
Parents, Bring Your Whole Self to Work
Carrie Kerpen | Harvard Business Review
For years, working parents have discussed and debated bringing our “whole self” to work, or meshing our professional identity with our personal one. Should we try to hide our pregnancies until the third trimester? Should we talk about our children at work?
Death of Shaasia Washington, Pregnant 26-Year-Old Black Woman, Highlights Devastating Trend
EJ Dickson | Rolling Stone
The maternal mortality rate has been on the rise since the 1990s — especially among women of color
CafeMom | Family Begs for Answers After Yet Another Black Mother Dies During Childbirth at NYC Hospital
The City | Brooklyn Woman’s Death During Childbirth Spurs Renewed Outcry Over Treatment Disparities
MadameNoire.com | Protests Planned Around New York City For Shaaisa Washington, 26-Year-Old Woman Who Died During Childbirth
Coronavirus Relief Funds Are About to Run Out for the Child Care Industry
Alexis Goldstein, John Tlumacki | truthout.org
Workers in the U.S. are staring down the precipice as lawmakers fail to address the economic ravages of the pandemic.
BeLatina | Child Care Programs Are In Jeopardy and It Can Have A Devastating Effect on Working Parents
WEWS-TV (Cleveland, OH) | Advocates say child care industry needs help to stay afloat
Urban Baby changed modern motherhood — but not enough
Helaine Olen | The Washington Post
Urban Baby, the seminal mothering forum of the aughts, was shut down by owner CBS Interactive on Monday — the closure so final that the company will not preserve the site’s archives.
Reproductive Health & Justice
What the latest Supreme Court decision means for your contraceptive care
Katie Kindelan | ABC News
The Supreme Court's ruling Wednesday to allow an employer or university with a religious or moral objection to opt out of covering contraceptives could cost women hundreds of dollars each year in out-of-pocket expenses, experts say.
Maine Public Broadcasting Network | How Supreme Court's Decision On Contraception Under ACA Could Affect Maine Women, Despite State Law
NM Political Report | New Mexico women can still get contraception coverage despite Supreme Court ruling
WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids, MI) | After SCOTUS ruling, Brinks pushes for birth control coverage
WPRI-TV (Providence, RI) | After SCOTUS ruling, RI lawmakers seek to protect birth control coverage
Bayer Didn’t Report Essure Issues to FDA, Court Filings Say
Edvard Pettersson | Bloomberg News
Bayer failed to report thousands of complaints of injuries allegedly caused by its Essure contraception device to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to newly unsealed documents.
Women of Color Speak Out Against the Whitewashing of Reproductive Justice
Brea Baker | ELLE
Recently, the New York Times published a feature about the racial and generational divide in the reproductive health and justice movements. The article focused on the ways in which Black and Brown women and non-binary people are excluded from prevailing narratives around the fight to protect Roe, while ignoring the very urgent and intersecting issues that affect their lives.
Working parents could face discrimination during pandemic
Meghan McCarty Carino | Marketplace
Continued uncertainty around school reopenings has many families facing the prospect of continuing to do double duty indefinitely, which could have an effect on job security.
Supreme Court Upholds Bush-Era Policy Endangering Women’s Health
Carrie Baker | Ms. Magazine
The Supreme Court’s much anticipated abortion decision in June Medical Services v. Russo, and Wednesday’s “devastating” ruling prioritizing employers’ religious beliefs over women’s rights, seem to have overshadowed another important opinion impacting women’s reproductive health: Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, involving overseas HIV/AIDS funding.
Reproductive Justice Under Assault at the Supreme Court
Maya Manian | Ms. Magazine
The Supreme Court’s decisions this term are a severe blow to reproductive health care access, especially for low-income women and women of color. Yet, those legal decisions are not the end of the story.
Inside the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Birth Control Coverage
Spencer Bokat-Lindell | The New York Times
A victory for religious employers is a defeat for their employees — and for the Affordable Care Act.
Wanting Good Sex Is a Good Enough Reason for Birth Control
Caroline Reilly | Rewire.News
I need my IUD to treat a health condition—and to have sex. Both are crucial. When we cloak our arguments for birth control in justifications about the benefits it provides other than pregnancy prevention, we concede that there is something salacious or controversial about just plain old having sex.
More, More, More
Equal Rights Amendment - it’s about time
Doris Kelley | Bremer County Independent
When the U.S. Constitution was adopted in 1787, it never guaranteed the rights of women or men as a class to be equal. The rights it affirmed were guaranteed equally only for certain white males. Two hundred thirty-three years later, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is necessary and here’s why.
Bremer County Independent | Iowa organizations seeking passage of Equal Rights Amendment