A federal judge could soon block access to an abortion pill. Here’s what that means.
The ruling on mifepristone could come as soon as Friday, and could force abortion providers across the country to adopt a less-effective medical protocol.
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‘They need to see’: RowVaughn Wells on what it means to attend Biden’s State of the Union address
The mother of Tyre Nichols spoke to The 19th before attending the address as a guest of First Lady Jill Biden, becoming among the first family members of Black men killed by police to sit in the House chamber for the speech.
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For Rissi Palmer, country music is a form of Black resistance
The “Color Me Country” host says the genre has historically been for — and by — everyone, including people of color.
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She grew up under water boil advisories in Jackson. Now she’s bringing environmental justice to the EPA.
In her community outreach role for the EPA, Rosemary Enobakhare is working to prioritize communities in need while “shining a light” on issues affecting them most.
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A 1993 family and medical leave law was supposed to be just the start. Thirty years later, not much has changed.
The modern shortcomings of FMLA — like the limits to eligibility and the fact that it is unpaid — were the product of legislative compromise built into the structure of the law.
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‘I’ve been in that room’: How HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ resonated for a survivor of the AIDS crisis
The show’s episode about an older gay couple’s love in a dire setting brought back memories of commitment and heartbreaking loss in a time when much of society was unable — or unwilling — to help.
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Women lawmakers in Minnesota are in the vanguard of the democracy movement
A new “democracy caucus” aims to expand access to voting, part of a movement in statehouses to counter election deniers.
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‘Violence is not the answer to violence’: Lawyer makes case for abolition feminism in new book
Leigh Goodmark details how survivors of abuse — especially those who are poor, or people of color, or queer — are often funneled into the criminal legal system and explains why she believes intimate partner violence can’t be addressed through a carceral system.
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Senators ask mifepristone manufacturer to list miscarriage as a use for abortion pill
Patients who are miscarrying face so much ‘chaos and fear’ as states tighten abortion restrictions, Sen. Mazie Hirono said in urging Danco Laboratories to petition the FDA for the change
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Rep. Ilhan Omar ties GOP vote on her committee post to her identity as a Muslim woman of color
Omar – one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress – says her expulsion is part of “continued targeting of women of color” by Republicans.