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Surgeon General Nominee Calls Contraception "Disrespect of Life"
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (1762+ words) We already knew that the wellness influencer the Trump administration tapped to be Surgeon General of the United States was anti-birth control. Last year, Abortion, Every Day flagged that Casey Means had done this wacky interview with Tucker Carlson where…...
Gov. Gavin Newsom tells Louisiana “Go F*ck Yourself” Over Abortion
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1757+ words) Okay, this is the energy we need to be bringing to the abortion rights fight. Last week, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that she'd be suing California and New York over their shield laws'claiming a federal lawsuit is the…...
North Carolina’s Ban Killed a Woman
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1344+ words) ProPublica, which continues to do some of the best journalism around, reports that Graham went to a cardiologist for atrial fibrillation (rapid or irregular heartbeat) in late 2023. In the past, doctors would shock her heart back into rhythm with something…...
Abortion Pills Are Heading to the Senate: What to Expect
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1752+ words) Missouri's abortion laws went on trial today, more than a year after voters passed a pro-choice ballot measure. What happens in this case won't just impact reproductive rights in Missouri'but could influence the future of abortion in any state that…...
How Your At-Home DNA Test Could Send Women to Jail
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1415+ words) Earlier this week, we shared terrific news: the Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's two abortion bans. Instead of accepting the decision, however, Republicans immediately started strategizing how they could ban abortion anyway. Wyoming Republicans haven't taken definitive action'yet....
Debating Away Our Humanity
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (919+ words) I drafted about ten different ledes for this column before realizing that nothing could beat the chilling absurdity of facts laid plain: CBS News, now led by one of the least talented women in media, plans to air a Bank…...
A 2025 Gift Guide—For Abortion Rights!
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) It's a little thing, I know'but it's my small way of combating anti-abortion stigma and feeling like part of a community. All of which is to say, I think everyday activism can include wearing your abortion rights support on your…...
The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Projecting
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1596+ words) In 2018, about 60% of voters said they didn't think the Supreme Court would really kill Roe. The same Republican politicians who have dedicated their careers to terrorizing abortion providers and patients insinuated that feminists were crazy for even suggesting this would…...
The NYT’s Cowardly War on Women
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (548+ words) One of those videos was posted by an ultra-right-wing Christian nationalist pastor arguing for the end of women's voting rights. The other is from last week's episode of the New York Times podcast "Interesting Times." Can you tell which is…...
Enough of 'Just Asking Questions'
6+ mon, 14+ hour ago (1176+ words) A few months ago, I got a request from Diary of a CEO'the massively popular podcast wanted me to participate in a roundtable discussion about whether feminism "delivered on its promise of liberation for women." I would join two other…...