ICYMI I published a story on Jezebel detailing the concerns Louisiana OB-GYNs have about misoprostol being added to the state's controlled dangerous substances list. One worries it sets a horrible precedent 'What's next: IUDs? Birth control pills?' jezebel.com/louisiana-doct…

A new study shows that anti-abortion laws are linked to an increase in domestic violence deaths.

Enforcement of just one TRAP law is associated with a 3.4% increase in the rate of intimate partner violence-related homicides.
huffpost.com/entry/anti-abo…

As she tried to break free, one UCLA student journalist said, she was punched repeatedly in the chest and upper abdomen; another student journalist was pushed to the ground and beaten and kicked for nearly a minute.
latimes.com/california/sto…

Brian Cox says that society should move towards a matriarchy:

“We haven’t given enough scope to the matriarchy. And I think we need to move matriarchally, we have to go more towards a matriarchy because the mothering thing is the thing which is the real conditioning of our…

Trump has reiterated his desire to prosecute women who obtain abortions: time.com/6972021/donald…

I am 100% convinced at this point Kristi Noem doesn’t want to be Trump’s running mate, but doesn’t want to offend him by turning it down, and is pulling a Producers instead theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Important to note that even if the bill to repeal the 1864 law is approved by the senate and signed by the governor, the near-total abortion ban *will still take effect for several months.* Bills typically takes effect 90 days after the AZ legislature's session ends.

Breaking: The Arizona House votes to repeal the 1864 abortion ban, despite fierce challenges from Republicans who fought to stop the body from taking this vote. The measure now heads to the state senate.

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For the past month, I've thought about these women and what they went through every night as I rocked my own baby to sleep.

If you've experienced or witnessed anything similar, I'm here to listen.

apnews.com/article/pregna…

One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her... And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn’t offer an ultrasound.

Powerful reporting from Amanda Seitz apnews.com/article/pregna…

no but literally

she is Maryland’s old third district

Dua Lipa stuns as congressional gerrymander

🚨Republican leadership refused to allow a vote on a law to repeal the 1864 law. This is key: republicans who said they would vote to repeal voted against allowing the vote to take place.

so... the feds are closing the prison bc the employees won't stop abusing the women but also... 'no employees will lose their jobs' apnews.com/article/federa…

Kentucky Republicans reject effort to add rape and incest exceptions to the state's abortion ban wuky.org/local-regional…

it has come to my attention that this is the cover of Maryland's official sexual harassment policy dbm.maryland.gov/eeo/Documents/…

We should not be asking women to sacrifice their lives for a country not willing to give them necessary healthcare or bodily autonomy. My latest for ELLE Magazine (US), including the story of a Latina military servicemember who has struggled to access care:  elle.com/culture/career…

In 2008, RKF Jr. wrote an op-ed blasting Sarah Palin for her husband's affiliation with a 'treasonous cabal' — the Alaskan Independence Party. (Todd Palin hadn't been a member for 6 years.) Now, RFK wants AIP to put him on the party's ballot line.
rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

NEW: RFK Jr. once called the Alaskan Independence Party a “treasonous cabal.”

Now, he’s seeking the party’s support and ballot line.

Story: rollingstone.com/politics/polit…