We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson
Today…
in 1970, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Jack Baker & Michael McConnell became the first same-sex couple in the U.S. known to apply for a marriage license. And in fact, their 50th wedding anniversary is this September.
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Abortion
SCOTUSblog | Supreme Court will take up major abortion case next term | Amy Howe
The court agreed to review Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case about the constitutionality of a Mississippi abortion law that clashes with Roe v. Wade.
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Opinion/Analysis
CNN | This could be the case that takes down Roe v. Wade | Mary Ziegler
Esquire | The Supreme Court Doesn't Need to Overrule Roe v. Wade Entirely to Damage Abortion Rights | Charles P. Pierce
Los Angeles Times | The Supreme Court should not destroy Roe vs. Wade; it should affirm a woman's right to an abortion | Editorial
NBC | Why the Supreme Court's Monday decision means they're likely to overturn Roe v. Wade | Robin Marty
Rewire News Group | The Supreme Court Just Fired a Major Warning Shot at Roe | Jessica Mason Pieklo, Imani Gandy
Washington Post | Make no mistake: The Supreme Court is coming for ‘Roe’ | Leah Litman, Melissa Murray
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CNN | Most Americans want to see the Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade, polling shows | Ariel Edwards-Levy
The Daily Beast | Abortion Is on SCOTUS’ Radar-and Biden Is Getting Heat | Emily Shugerman
Jezebel | Biden Administration Say the Word 'Abortion' Challenge | Marie Solis
POLITICO | Biden drawn into abortion fight after Supreme Court targets Roe v. Wade | Alice Ollstein
Los Angeles Times | Abortion bills have surged in statehouses this year. The Supreme Court just showed why | Melanie Mason
Texas
Dallas Morning News | Texas ‘heartbeat’ bill and Roe v. Wade at stake as Supreme Court agrees to weigh Mississippi abortion ban | Todd J. Gillman
Texas Tribune | Lawsuit seeks to block Lubbock’s ordinance aimed at outlawing abortions | Shannon Najmabadi
LGBTQ
The Advocate | NCAA Allows Games in States With Anti-Trans Laws | Trudy Ring
More from Arkansas Times, Newsweek, USA Today
Fast Company | Research reveals a pay gap for LGBTQ workers and the cost of exclusion | Pawel Adrjan
HealthDay | Bullying, Violence Common for Gender-Diverse Youth | Steven Reinberg
them. | LGBTQ+ Youth Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis During the Pandemic | Nico Lang
USA Today | Health care for transgender youth is threatened as debates continue | Maria Clark
Vox | Anti-trans bills purport to address “fairness” in sports. But sports have never been fair. | Jessica Luther
Alabama
Montgomery Advertiser | Bill targeting treatments for transgender youth dies in Alabama Legislature | Brian Lyman
Tennessee
them. | Tennessee Passes Law Banning Trans Students From Using Correct Bathrooms | Nico Lang
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Texas
Austin American-Statesman | Texas Senate tries again to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths | Chuck Lindell
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Pregnancy & Parenting
ABC | Photo of mom working in bathtub leads to reflection on child care crisis | Nicole Pelletiere, Katie Kindelan
KevinMD.com | How can we decrease maternal mortality for Black reproductive-aged people? | Christina Kelly
Forbes | New Programs Aimed At Reducing Black Maternal Deaths Focus Outside The Hospital | Deb Gordon
Ms. | That Jobs Report Didn’t Surprise Working Parents. It’s Past Time to Make Child Care Affordable for Every Family | Sen. Patty Murray
New York Times | ‘The Choice Was Made for Me’: What Losing Work in the Pandemic Cost 15 Mothers | Claire Cain Miller
Washington Post | The secret to passing Biden’s child care plan? Explaining how it helps all kids. | Mical Raz
Connecticut
Hartford Courant | 20% of Connecticut child care centers have closed since COVID-19, and preschool capacity has dropped, posing challenges as workers return to their job | Amanda Blanco
Illinois
The Center Square | In Illinois 83% of pregnancy-related deaths preventable, maternal mortality report finds | Elyse Kelly
Nevada
Nevada Current | Nevada looks to birth centers, midwives as alternatives to hospitals | April Corbin Girnus
Reproductive Health & Justice
Inside Health Policy | Supreme Court Dismisses Title X Lawsuit For Now | Dorothy Mills-Gregg
Work & Money
The 19th | Women in health care are at a breaking point - and they’re leaving | Shefali Luthra
USA Today | Look the other way: The reason for persistent sexual harassment is a support system | Alex Biese, Sarah Taddeo, Tracy Schuhmacher
California
Los Angeles Times | California should protect the work rights of family caregivers | Joan Williams, Liz Morris
Mississippi
The Clarion-Ledger | Addressing domestic violence, pushing pay equity important for Mississippi women, families | Rita Wray