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Today…
is the birthday of Jane Austin (1775-1817). I honestly do not know how, but I haven’t read any of the Jane Austen books, seen any of the movies. (Okay, Clueless, but that’s not that I mean.) I won’t pretend that I have the time or focus for a novel, but which movie should I start with?
is “National Chocolate Covered Anything Day.” Anything. Girl, a.ny.thing. Do with that as you will.
Abortion
NPR | The FDA could permanently lift some restrictions on abortion pills | Sarah McCammon
HuffPost | The FDA Is Facing A Critical Decision: Should Abortion Pills Be Easier To Get? | Alanna Vagianos
Ms. | Abortion Pills in Your Medicine Cabinet? Advance Provision Medication to End Early Pregnancies | Carrie Baker
POLITICO | 'Quite hopeful': Abortion pill decision could reshape reproductive health war | Alice Ollstein, Darius Tahir
The Daily Beast | What Is President Joe Biden’s Plan if the Supreme Court Kills Roe v. Wade? He’s Not Saying | Scott Bixby
The Courier | Talk about abortion | Mona Charen
MedPage Today | What Could Dobbs v. Jackson Mean for Clinicians? | Emily Hutto
Ms. | The Supreme Court Revealed a Lack of Respect for Precedent and Women's Health-And It Won't Stop There | Seema Mohapatra
The New Republic | How Abortion Access Can Save Women From Violence | Caroline Orr Bueno
New York Times | Overturning Roe Will Make Miscarriage Care Worse | Jessica Grose
Prism | We don’t need an ‘abortion Underground Railroad’ — Black and brown people already lead the most powerful abortion fund network in the country | Jessica Pinckney
Reuters | Analysis: Texas abortion law opens door to copycat curbs on guns, other rights | Lawrence Hurley
Rewire News Group | One Move Colleges Can Make to Expand Abortion Access for Students | Kelley Dennings
Washington Post | The Supreme Court is taking suspect science seriously. Conservative groups have worked for years for that. | Alison Gash, Joshua Wilson
Delaware
WHYY-FM | Delaware AG calls town’s fetal remains ordinance ‘flagrant violation’ of state law | Nick Kariuki
More from | Philly Voice, U.S. News & World Report, WMDT-TV
New Hampshire
WMUR-TV | NH Primary Source: NH Senate committee recommends panel to study ‘born alive infant’ issue | John DiStaso
New York
Houston Chronicle | New York AG creating new gun law modeled after Texas abortion restrictions | Ariana Garcia
Ohio
Cleveland.com | Ohio Senate sends to Gov. Mike DeWine a ‘born alive’ abortion bill that could shutter last clinics in Dayton, Cincinnati | Laura Hancock
More from Dayton Daily News, Toledo Blade, Spectrum News
Texas
Mother Jones | Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tried to overturn the election. Now he’s going after Roe. | Tim Murphy
Houston Chronicle | Harris County can spend public money to counter Texas’ strict new abortion law, analysts say | Jasper Scherer
LGBTQ
The Advocate | Uber Reportedly Blocked Trans Drivers’ Accounts For Being “Fraudulent” | Rachel Shatto
More from Metro Weekly
CNN | Opinion: I'm a transgender woman in America. I shouldn't have to live in fear | Jennifer Williams
INTO | WNBA Athletes Are Destroying the Traditional Notion of Coming Out | Juwan Holmes
The Lily | The holidays can be tough for transgender youth. Transanta wants to help. | Anne Branigin
Monterey County Weekly | A new generation of kids is growing up much more open-minded about gender and sexuality. We might learn something by listening. | Sara Rubin
California
Bay Area Reporter | CA appellate court hears Starbucks anti-trans discrimination suit | John Ferrannini
Michigan
Intelligencer | She Supported Her Child Being Trans. So the State Separated Them. | Roxanna Asgarian
Detroit Metro Times | A Michigan mom lost custody for supporting her child's gender exploration | Lee DeVito
Missouri
LGBTQ Nation | Jury awards $4 million to Missouri trans student denied access to locker room with his team | Bil Browning
More from Kansas City Star, KCUR-FM, New York Daily News
North Carolina
News & Observer | Wake County Public Libraries removes LGBTQ book from shelves | Raleigh News & Observer | Anna Johnson
South Dakota
CBS | South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem continues push to ban transgender women and girls from female sports | Li Cohen
More from LGBTQ Nation, NBC Out, New York Daily News
Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Hanover School Board waits to be served for ACLU transgender lawsuit | Holly Prestidge
Health & Justice
Axios | Rep. Underwood: Maternal and infant health linked to climate change | Noah Garfinkel
Bloomberg | A Rush on Vaccinated Nannies Is Making the Child-Care Crisis Even Worse | Kelsey Butler
The Chronicle of Philanthropy | Merck Commits Additional $150 Million to Improve Health Equity for Mothers | M.J. Prest
Inside Health Policy | Senate Chairs Demand Enforcement Of Free Birth Control Rules | John Wilkerson
Katie Couric Media | Teen Pregnancy, High Maternal Mortality, and Missed Screenings: How U.S. Healthcare Is Failing Women | Emily Pinto
The Lily | A judge recognized violence against Native women in a case where a woman killed a White man, advocates say | Ray Levy Uyeda
The 19th | Did the pandemic change dads forever? | Chabeli Carrazana
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Illinois
State Journal-Register | New Illinois law provides for licensure path of certified professional midwives | Beth Hundsdorfer
South Dakota
South Dakota News Watch | Special Report: Child care crisis in S.D. hurting families, employers and state economy | Bart Pfankuch
Texas
Rolling Stone | Greg Abbott's Promise to Eliminate Rape Is Holding Up About as Well as You'd Expect | Tessa Stuart
Work & Money
CNBC | Savings gap widened during Covid-19 pandemic. Here's who was impacted the most | Lorie Konish
Intelligencer | Women’s Wages Are Now Growing Faster Than Men’s | Kevin Dugan
The Lily | These women say expanded child benefits have been a ‘godsend.’ They could end this month. | Anne Branigin
The 19th | Congress votes to eliminate ‘pink tax’ on military uniforms | Mariel Padilla
North Dakota
Courthouse News Service | Eighth Circuit urged to restore rules for coverage of transgender surgery | Rox Laird
Washington
Newsweek | Planned Parenthood Affiliate CEO Chris Charbonneau Ousted After Repeating Racist Language | Erin Brady
More from Seattle Times, U.S. News & World Report