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A woman is suing an Illinois hospital and OBGYN after allegedly being denied care for her ectopic pregnancy — a condition that can be life-threatening without quick treatment that involves terminating the pregnancy.
Happy Pride! It’s my favorite time of year: the sun is shining, the queers are coming out of hibernation, my social calendar is filled to the brim with drag fundraisers and gay dance parties, the new MUNA album is on repeat…To put it simply: the feeling of, well, pride is in the air.
It’s June 1. The official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic , Statehood Day for both Kentucky and Tennessee , and Oscar the Grouch Day . It’s also the beginning of what is likely to be the final month before the justices’ summer recess – or, to put it another way, a 30-day sprint during whic…
By Nyla Stanford · Updated June 1, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Growing up, my skin has found ways to shape shift into craters with deep valley pores . I’d look into the mirror and run my hands over my face, pretending it was smooth and even, like the beautiful women in the …
Welcome to June – for SCOTUSblog, the busiest month of the year. At the Court On Thursday, the justices met in a private conference to discuss cases and vote on petitions for review . Orders from that conference are expected this morning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.
This story was originally reported by Jasmine Mithani and Mariel Padilla of The 19th , and republished through Rewire News Group ‘s partnership with the 19th News Network. Our Sister’s House used to staff a 24-hour hotline.
—President Trump lost his latest appeal effort against paying New York writer E. Jean Carroll an $83.3 million defamation judgment after denying he sexually assaulted her and calling her a liar The post War on Women Report: Abortion Access, Academic Freedom and Trans Rights Under Fire appeared first…
On Friday, in response to a lawsuit brought by Democracy Forward, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund—which would have directly funded the work of antiabortion extremists. The $1.
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Essence By Mecca Pryor · Updated May 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… The Essence Festival of Culture 2026 is happening July 3 – July 5. Don’t miss out—tickets here: Get Tickets On Sunday, July 5th, Essence Festival goers will be stepping into t…
By Riana Elyse Anderson, PhD, LCP · Updated May 30, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… I am typically not one for the social media drama, but babyyy, if you have a screen and working eyes, you absolutely couldn’t miss what was happening at the intersection of Black folks and mental…
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By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 29, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… At 30 years old, taking the food newborns drink right after birth as a supplement sounds unusual. However, for Summer House ’s Ciara Miller, colostrum is the core of her wellness routine.
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America is in a dating crisis. Online dating is a multi-billion dollar industry , but young people are growing pessimistic about it . A 2024 study commissioned by the dating app Tinder found that 91 percent of male respondents and 94 percent of female respondents believed the current dating environm…
As another domestic violence homicide-by-strangulation in the Punjabi Sikh community went largely unreported outside the community itself, we are reminded of how often opportunities for intervention are missed.
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here’s this week’s latest. Judge revives case over constitutionality of Arkansas’ abortion ban A lawsuit against Arkansas’ ne…
Believe it or not, Supreme Court justices sometimes have jury duty. Justice Sonia Sotomayor “was among the nearly 250 city residents who reported for jury duty at the D.C. Superior Court” on Tuesday, according to The New York Times .
The condition formerly known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, has a new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. PMOS, as it’s now called, is a set of signs and symptoms that often go together, including irregular, extra-long menstrual cycles that can be 35 or mor…
SANDPOINT, Idaho — An anti-abortion pregnancy center on the outskirts of this Idaho Panhandle town greets visitors with an abridged Bible verse painted on the wall of its waiting area: “Come to me & I will give you rest.
Adrian Moore was sharing a blanket with his friends, watching the sun come up over Morton Ranch High School before the first day of his senior year. Parents and teachers milled among the teenagers, overseeing the “Senior Sunrise” tradition to kick off the semester.
A lecture and discussion were about to begin in a local public library. It could have been a scene in New York, London or Melbourne. Yet this event was in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, just 25 kilometers from invading Russian forces, where most of the attendees had fled from Russian occupied cities and vil…
“One in three Americans are under-babied,” said Trump’s Medicare and Medicaid chief Dr. Oz last week, echoing JD Vance’s contempt for childless women as “cat ladies.” Guided by evangelical supporters, the Trump administration is eroding longstanding civil rights laws protecting women and girls in ed…
Justice Amy Coney Barrett was the target of a “swatting” incident – a false call reporting gunshots intended to provoke a response from law enforcement officials – on Wednesday night, according to a report on social media.
The Trump administration’s obsession with diversity, equity and inclusion has moved far beyond rhetoric. It is now reshaping how women’s stories get told, whose health crises are allowed to be named, and what kinds of research are permitted to survive.
<p>Readers respond to an article by Roe McDermott saying that women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choices</p><p>Well done to Roe McDermott for saying what is rarely said – that abortion doesn’t lead to inevitable regret (<a href="https://www.theguardian.
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Blush. Then more blush. Then even more blush. For Ngozi Esther Edeme , also known as Painted By Esther, too much blush is still never enough.
Courtesy of Shanti Das By Elizabeth Ayoola · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… For Silence the Shame founder Shanti Das , breaking the silence around mental health is a deeply personal mission.
What I experienced during my 2014 run for office wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to me. The year before, I had run for president of the Young Democrats of America (YDA), a national political party office role, against a popular opponent.
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Is that enough? Instead of putting down the blush, you compulsively pat on even more. After all, in 2026, there’s no such thing as blush blindness, especially for Black women.
An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law. The ministry Voice for the Voiceless believes it has a strong case because Utah is one of four states—Alabama…
Our Sister’s House used to staff a 24-hour hotline. No matter what time of day a domestic violence survivor called for help, an advocate would be able to help them stay safe. But then a lack of funding meant that hours and staff had to be reduced.
B002 By ESSENCE Editors · Updated May 28, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Prior to a few months ago, my knowledge of golf was limited to Tiger Woods, the Masters Tournament, the brothas from Eastside Golf , and a few social organizations based locally here in Washington, D.C .
By India Espy-Jones · Updated May 27, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… In just over one month, your flight will touch down in New Orleans for the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture . In the meantime, when it comes to festival prep, remembering what to pack may not be as fun as the …
In subway stations and under the shade of trees across New York City, Allison Julien met with domestic workers. She wanted to talk to them about their basic rights — the ones they’d been denied for decades.
Click to expand Image A Pride flag near the Russian coat of arms during a protest outside the Russian embassy in London, March 16, 2023. © 2023 Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images <p>(Berlin, May 28, 2026) – Russian authorities have banned nine groups that provide support to lesb…
Click to expand Image People at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 20, 2021. © 2021 Sergei Grits/AP Photo <p>Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on June 7 that will determine the country’s next government.
Click to expand Image People at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Yerevan, Armenia, June 20, 2021. © 2021 Sergei Grits/AP Photo <p>Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on June 7 that will determine the country’s next government.
Republicans are focusing on one question in one of November’s top races: Is the Democrat a real man? Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who clinched the GOP’s nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, released a new ad Wednesday —his first of the general election — accusing his opponent, state S…