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Press Release Abortion Providers Call for Change on Anniversary of Dobbs June 24, 2026 Share https://prh.org/press-releases/abortion-providers-call-for-change-on-anniversary-of-dobbs/ Click to print Print Icon Share this page via Email Mail Icon Rectangle in the shape of an envelope Share this page …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bonyen Lee-Gilmore NAF calls on allies to support abortion access throughout pregnancy, reject viability limits and arbitrary gestation-based abortion bans NATIONWIDE – Today, on the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v.
Reproductive health clinics have been closing at alarming rates since the Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections in 2022. Facing mounting social and economic pressures, at least 100 clinics closed between the fall of Roe v. Wade and June 2025 , the latest data available.
To understand why five California families took their fight against segregated schools to court in the 1940s, picture the buildings reserved for their children’s learning. At that time in rural Orange County, just south of Los Angeles, school officials ordered Mexican-American children into environm…
Click to expand Image Since 2023, Maureen Kamatu, 28, has been self-employed at a mobile money cash-transfer booth in Lilongwe. When she first started the business, she faced open discrimination from customers and neighboring vendors.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has argued that out-of-state special interests are influencing constitutional amendments, while doing just that with his own push to eliminate the state income tax. Kansas City Star/Getty Images Missouri Gov.
Click to expand Image © 2026 Diana Ejaita for Human Rights Watch Women and girls in Cameroon face persistent domestic violence and gender discrimination without meaningful protection or access to justice.
Democratic socialists Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier won their primaries for the U.S. House, a show of strength for the left wing of the party and a sign of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s influence in New York City.
When it comes to confidence, style, and setting the tone for summer, no one does it quite like Megan Thee Stallion . The Houston native has built an empire around the Hot Girl philosophy. One rooted in self-assurance, authenticity, and showing up as your fullest self.
Four years after Dobbs , it's clear that reproductive freedom is not an abstract political issue. It is the freedom to build a life. This week, we're launching The Majority campaign—and we want you in it.
A SNAP outreach manager in Takoma Park, Maryland Amanda Voisard/The Washington Post/Getty Images ProPublica is digging into pressing issues affecting millions who rely on America’s safety net programs — from longstanding concerns like electronic benefit transfer theft to changes in federal SNAP and …
Soccer is one of the most beloved sports in the world, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup—the largest in the tournament's history—has drawn millions of fans across the globe. This year, for the first time, the event is being jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, with matches and related e…
Content warning: reported sexual violence, reported homicide As an attorney who focuses on gender-based violence, I wasn’t surprised that the “Epstein files” confirmed what my gender justice comrades and I had known all along: Trump’s Title IX rule on sexual harassment in schools is anti-survivor .
Republican voters regularly use mail-in voting. Nearly one in five registered Republicans vote by mail. One in four Democrats does too. Data on who votes by mail suggests that many Americans trust and rely on it. Trump himself uses mail voting.
Grammy-winning singer Muni Long left the “ Brandy and Monica: The Boy Is Mine Tour ” earlier than expected last year due to a need to focus on her health. But what she didn’t detail, until now, was that her doctors told her shortly after that if she didn’t get a lung transplant, she would die.
On a humid May morning in Selma, Alabama, thousands of people filled the streets — an echo of 1965, driven by a new threat: a Supreme Court steadily dismantling the Voting Rights Act that marchers bled for over sixty years ago, under the banner “All Roads Lead to the South.
Updated on June 23 at 2:51 p.m. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections that a Louisiana man cannot sue prison officials who shaved his head even after he showed them a copy of a court ruling that allowed him to keep his long hair for religious reasons.
Two progressive women of color and democratic socialists are vying to win New York City-based seats on Tuesday in hotly contested races that progressive Democrats are looking toward to shape the trajectory of their party. Their bids come eight years after Rep.
BENZONIA, Mich. — Maggie Bacon is seeking men. On a recent Friday, she attached flyers about an upcoming education and training fair to more than 500 pizza boxes, one of the ways she’s tried to persuade men in this northern Michigan town to enroll in college, a certificate program or even just a sin…
Medication abortion is under attack. Roughly two-thirds of Americans end their pregnancies by taking two abortion drugs—mifepristone and misoprostol . Because these safe, effective medications can be prescribed via telehealth by providers in states that protect abortion access, without an in-office …
On Wednesday, July 1, Georgetown Law and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law will host the 2026 Supreme Court Term in Review, a timely discussion examining one of the most consequential Supreme Court terms in recent memory.
Click to expand Image Security members stand guard outside the State Security Court in Amman, Jordan, July 12, 2021. © 2021 Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua via Getty Images (Amman) – Jordanian authorities executed six men by hanging on June 21, 2026, its first mass execution since 2017, Human Rights Watch…
Nothing will beat the high-water mark brat summer set. But with the fury around Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear and other recent books about trad wives, I’m calling it: this summer is trad wife book summer (it’ll catch on any minute now, just wait).
The Supreme Court on Monday morning denied review in several notable cases, including cases involving voting rights, the environment, and a trademark dispute involving a company founded by NBA superstar LeBron James.
Locked Away and Left to Expire: The Trump Administration's Destructive Denial of Contraceptive Care Policy Analysis sramashwar June 22, 2026 June 22, 2026 Exclude from search No Automatic Redirect Off
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Earlier this month, Jay-Z took the stage at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. But, something was different. In fact, the one thing that’s defined his appearance for the past eight years was completely gone: his locs. Instead, he unexpectedly debuted his natural afro in all its glory.
As conservative organizations are carefully curating messaging about femininity, marriage and traditional values, the data tells a different story: Feminism remains remarkably popular, especially among young women. The post The Tradwife Fantasy Isn’t Replacing Feminism appeared first on Ms.
Fatherhood has become one of the defining parts of John Gaines ‘ life. While many people know him as a highly regarded fitness coach , much of his focus today revolves around raising his daughter and being present for the moments that matter.
"Society is not kind to women who age," the author writes. "But aging has given me something that I didn’t even know I needed."
After Graham Platner secured the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine, his first ad of the general election didn’t mention his opponent, Sen. Susan Collins, or the Republican Party. It focused on the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and who he called the “Eps…
One day, it happens. You slide your fingers down your hair from top to bottom and freeze—there it is again, a small bundle of hair caught between each finger. At first, you brush it off. It’s a phase, a fluke, a one-off. It speaks softly at first.
Welcome to what will likely be a busy week at the Supreme Court. We’re expecting 17 more opinions by early July, and we know that there will be at least two opinion announcement days this week. Reminder: If you’d like to attend our July 8 term-in-review event at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Ce…
This story was originally reported by Shefali Luthra of T he 19th , and republished through Rewire News Group ‘s partnership with the 19th News Network. Erika Nyhus thought she was done having children.
For years, balancing career and motherhood as a judge meant working through inflexible schedules and large caseloads while remaining present as the primary caregiver. These days, the landscape has shifted.
Photo illustration by Mark Harris/ProPublica. Photos by Getty Images. After the Trump administration upended the world’s largest foreign aid provider last year, terminating thousands of programs and firing nearly all of its staff, its plan for the agency was clear: Eliminate it entirely.
Four years after Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade , the evidence is overwhelming: Reproductive freedom is not a fringe issue. It is a majority value. You, or someone you love, has benefited from contraception, sex education, maternal care, assisted reproduction, miscarriage care or abortion.
Molly (last name withheld for privacy), a 35-year-old clinic escort, says they will not be deterred from helping patients get the care they need at a Milwaukee clinic that provides abortions. Molly outlines the current landscape of threats facing providers, the history that informs this moment, and …
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, best known as a Reaganomics champion, is using anti-LGBTQ+ politics to advance its broader political goals. But that wasn’t always part of its strategy. Since its founding nearly 50 years ago, MI has influenced conservative policy by crafting model legisl…
Ashley Etienne has spent her career inside the most consequential rooms in American politics. Now she’s seated at one of its most visible tables. The veteran communications strategist recently joined NBC News as a political contributor, making her debut on Meet the Press with Kristen Welker , and ma…
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