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Abortion Pills Are Heading to the Senate: What to Expect

Abortion Pills Are Heading to the Senate: What to Expect4+ hour, 45+ min 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…...

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How Your At-Home DNA Test Could Send Women to Jail

How Your At-Home DNA Test Could Send Women to Jail1+ day, 5+ hour 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....

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Debating Away Our Humanity

1+ week, 6+ day 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…...

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A 2025 Gift Guide—For Abortion Rights!

A 2025 Gift Guide—For Abortion Rights!1+ mon, 2+ day 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…...

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The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Projecting

The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Projecting1+ mon, 1+ 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…...

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The NYT’s Cowardly War on Women

The NYT’s Cowardly War on Women2+ mon, 2+ day 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…...

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Enough of 'Just Asking Questions'

Enough of 'Just Asking Questions'4+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

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We Need to Talk About the Pink-Pill Pipeline

We Need to Talk About the Pink-Pill Pipeline5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1040+ words) There are very specific rules to getting the "princess treatment. When youre out at a restaurant, you never speak to the hostess or the waiter. In fact, you dont even meet their gaze. You let your husband order food for…...

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They're Arresting Us for Miscarriages Now

They're Arresting Us for Miscarriages Now9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (751+ words) Feminist writer, NYC native. 8 books, 1 kid & a lot of opinions. My latest book, Abortion, is out now: prh.com/abortion This week, a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage. I'll let that sit with you a moment. The 24-year-old'found…...