Today…
my 11yo was up tossing and turning… all night? It certainly felt like it. And if you know me at all, you know the flaming oil spill that is my 13yo’s sleep schedule. All this to say… what day is it? What’s happening? Who even knows. I got nothin’.
Okay, that’s not entirely true. It’s National Banana Bread Day.
Abortion
Jezebel | SCOTUS Will Rule on Trump Policy That Banned Federally-Funded Clinics From Abortion Referrals | Marie Solis
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ABA Journal | Women shouldn’t face criminal prosecution after abortion or miscarriage, ABA House says | Amanda Robert
Bloomberg | Becerra Faces Senate Grillings on Pandemic Response, Abortion | Alex Ruoff, Shira Stein
Mic | The nefarious network of state bills trying to kill ‘Roe’ once and for all | Ray Levy Uyeda
Newsweek | Abortions Can Happen Safely-and Entirely-at Home | Claire D. Brindis, Leah Coplon
Patch | How Anti-Abortion Laws Could Affect Affordable U.S. Health Care | Megan Verhelst
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Senate passes abortion ban with no exception for rape and incest | Max Brantley
More from AP, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, The Hill, KHOG-TV, KUAF-FM
Connecticut
Connecticut Post | 'Crisis pregnancy' clinics could be sued under bill | Ken Dixon
Indiana
The Times of Northwest Indiana | Indiana House decrees doctors tell women some abortions can be ‘reversed' | Dan Carden
Michigan
Michigan Advance | Bills you may have missed, from limiting Whitmer’s powers to stopping school lunch shaming | Andrew Roth
Montana
AP | Montana Senate advances bill to allow sex education opt out | Iris Samuels
New Mexico
Taos News | N.M. House passes bill overturning old abortion ban | Robert Nott
Roswell Daily Record | Anderson splits with other local reps on abortion law repeal | Alex Ross
South Dakota
Argus Leader | Bill to ban abortions based on Down syndrome diagnosis goes to Senate | Danielle Ferguson
Virginia
Washington Post | The Reproductive Health Equity Act is the next step for Virginia women | Sarah Shannon
LGBTQ
Al Día | In passing the Equality Act, the U.S. could send a message to the world about LBGTQ+ rights | Brittany Valentine
Axios | Attorneys general fight hate crimes while facing hate themselves | Russell Contreras
HuffPost | Republican Legislatures Are Trying To Ban Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports | Travis Waldron
LGBTQ Nation | Merrick Garland says “it is the job of the Justice Department to stop” violence against trans women | Bil Browning
Outsports | A.G. nominee Merrick Garland quizzed about transgender athletes | Dawn Ennis
NewNowNext | COVID-19 Has Devastating "Disparate Impact" on LGBTQ People of Color | Sam Manzella
DiversityInc | COVID-19 Pandemic Causing Spike in Alcohol Abuse, Especially Within LGBTQ Population | Brian Good
LGBTQ Nation | LGBTQ people of color are more likely to contract COVID straight white people | Juwan Holmes
Philadelphia Gay News | Do kids with same-sex parents do better academically? Let’s be careful here. | Dana Rudolph
Alabama
Tuscaloosa News | Alabama bill claims transgender treatment harms; doctor argues legislature 'overreaches' into health care | Donna Thornton
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Rutledge aims to outlaw transgender women in athletics | Max Brantley
More from AP, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, KUAR-FM
Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader | Bill would let child welfare agencies reject some families, citing sincere religious beliefs | John Cheves
Michigan
Detroit Free Press | Ex-Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield resigns from new job after pushback on LGBTQ policy positions | Dave Boucher
Montana
Missoulian | Montana lawmakers advance revived bill to block medical treatment for trans youth | Holly Michels
Montana Public Radio | Lawmakers Advance Revised Bill Restricting Trans Health Care | Shaylee Ragar
Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star | Lincoln passes first ban in Nebraska to prevent conversion therapy on youth | Riley Johnson
South Carolina
WIS-TV | SC lawmakers to debate bill banning transgender women from playing women’s sports | Adam Mintzer
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune | Everything they won’t tell you about transgender athletes | Blake Hansen
West Virginia
WOWK-TV | WV bill would forbid sexuality displays in public schools | Haley Kosik
Pregnancy & Parenting
HealthDay | Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection | Robert Preidt
Spokesman-Review| Pregnant women face higher COVID-19 infection, mortality rates, study finds | Greg Mason
Monterey County Weekly | Work-related pandemic stress hits mothers harder than fathers, studies show. | Celia Jimenez
New York Times | 50 Million Americans Are Unpaid Caregivers. We Need Help. | Kate Washington
Rewire News Group | How Justice and Joy Can Help Unravel the Black Maternal Health Crisis | Sarah Ellis
Minnesota
Independent Review | Child care shortage is an economic problem, not just a family problem | Marnie Werner
Tennessee
Tennessee Lookout | It’s time to recognize that doulas are vital community health workers | Elena Ferguson
Virginia
The 19th | The Virginia legislature just passed a bill to help stabilize its child care centers | Barbara Rodriguez
Reproductive Health & Justice
ABA Journal | Tampons and pads shouldn’t be prohibited at bar exam, ABA House says | Amanda Robert
Motherly | The medical community does not listen to women—and it’s killing us | Diana Spalding
Prism | Black girls are vulnerable to police violence, too. Is anyone giving them ‘the talk’? | Tamar Sarai Davis
Montana
AP | Montana Senate advances bill to allow sex education opt out | Iris Samuels
Work & Money
The Conversation | Biden's Cabinet of many women shows other world leaders that US takes gender equality seriously | Suraj Jacob, Melinda Adams, John Scherpereel
Forbes | The ‘Hybrid Model’ Of Working Remotely And In The Office Could Create Big Expenses For Companies And Give Rise To Two Classes Of Employees | Jack Kelly
The Lily | Roads, trains and day cares: Experts say economic recovery hinges on child-care infrastructure | Anne Branigin
POLITICO | Senate to decide fate of $15 minimum wage hike | Rebecca Rainey
National Law Review | The Proposed Federal Covid-19 Relief Bill Includes a $15 Minimum Wage Hike and Elimination of the Tip Credit. Will Those Provisions Survive? | Jeffrey W. Brecher
Florida
South Florida Sun Sentinel | Despite summer of protests, social justice bills face uphill climb to become Florida law | Desiree Stennett
North Dakota
Grand Forks Herald | Can North Dakota rescind ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment? | Brayden Zenker