Trump’s State Department Erases Reproductive Rights From Human Rights Report
“Reproductive rights are human rights, and omitting the issue signals the Trump Administration’s latest retreat from global leadership on human rights."
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News
Trump Can’t End Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, Court Rules
A second federal court has ordered the Trump administration continue funding comprehensive sex-education programming.
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New York’s Governor Restored Voting Rights to Those on Parole. Why Did He Wait So Long?
A 2016 estimate by The Sentencing Project places the number of people in the United States disenfranchised due to a prior felony conviction at 6.1 million—or 2.5 percent of all people of voting age—a number that also includes 7.44 percent of Black people in the United States.
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Lawsuit: What Ties Does Trump’s Solicitor General Have to Hate Group?
A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks records detailing the relationship between the Department of Justice's fourth-highest-ranking official and a nationally recognized hate group.
Unfazed by GOP’s Jail Threats, Colorado Teachers Prepare to Strike
Colorado Republicans' proposal to imprison educators comes amid teacher walkouts and strikes across the United States to protest low pay and substandard working conditions and benefits.
Commentary
Health-Care Access Is Hard for Trans People Like Me. Trump Is Trying to Make It Harder.
The news that the Trump administration is sniffing around for ways to dismantle the rule designed to help address health-care disparities in the trans community isn't surprising.
We Know Biphobia Is Harmful. But Do We Know What’s Behind It?
Bisexual people experience discrimination from gay and straight people alike, and researchers have trouble pinpointing why.
Analysis
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A Recent Court Decision Will Help Ensure Women Are Actually Making as Much as Men
In Rizo v. Yovino, the Ninth Circuit ruled, for the first time, that employers may not consider previous salary history when deciding whether a gender wage disparity is permissible.
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Multimedia
Boom! Lawyered: The Department of Justice Is Bullying ACLU Attorneys and It’s a Big Deal
Imani and Jess confront an extraordinary overreach by the Department of Justice. After failing to prevent immigrant minor Jane Doe from obtaining an abortion to which she's legally entitled, the Department is now asking the Supreme Court to punish the ACLU attorneys who represent her. Why? Because they dared to do their job. Listen to learn what this might mean for those attorneys – and for all of us.
Investigations
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An Ohio Woman Demands Better Care for Black Patients After Her Involuntary Hospitalization
She says her experience is emblematic of a greater problem: the treatment Black patients face when they seek psychiatric care.
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These Trans Women Are Fighting for Insurance Coverage as Trump Unravels Their Right to Care
The Trump administration has moved to roll back protections for transgender patients—leaving them reliant on federal courts and a patchwork of state policies.
Why a Trespassing Trial This March Has Caught the Attention of Activists on Both Sides of the Abortion Movement (Updated)
In the fall of 2017, radical anti-abortion activists debuted the Red Rose Rescues, bent on disrupting what they see as a stale political movement. Their goal is to be able to stop individual abortions without violating federal law. And so far, they are getting away with it.
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This Pro-Choice Doctor Hopes to Take the Seat Once Held by One of Congress’ Most Stringent Anti-Choice Voices (Updated)
Democrat Hiral Tipirneni's opponent in next week's special election is a GOP state lawmaker who has sponsored a range of anti-choice measures, including defunding Planned Parenthood.
Culture & Conversation
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Ask a Queer Chick: How Do I Know If My Ex-Boyfriend’s Ex-Girlfriend Has Feelings for Me?
Plus: I don't want to take my fiancé's name when we get married, so what should we do instead?
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On College Campuses, Students Push for Free Condoms
Only about 13 percent of colleges have condom dispensers or vending machines that allow young people privacy and better access, says one researcher.
The ‘62 Days’ Filmmaker on the Laws That Can Turn a Brain-Dead Pregnant Person Into an ‘Incubator’
In advance of 62 Days' April 15 premier on World Channel's Reel South, Rewire.News spoke with the filmmaker about Marlise Muñoz's case and the impact of pregnancy exclusion laws.
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Washington Supreme Court Passes New Rule to Tackle the State’s All-White Jury Problem
The rule outlaws intentional racial discrimination, of course; such a thing is already unconstitutional. But it also outlaws peremptory challenges based on “implicit, institutional, and unconscious” race and ethnic biases.
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We Failed the Students of Parkland. But We Also Failed Nikolas Cruz
At some point we have to acknowledge that the sheer pain of a Nikolas Cruz or an Adam Lanza, or the children being recruited into gangs or by terrorist groups is in and of itself worth addressing. If we can't completely reorient our thinking on the lost people in this country, we are the only ones to blame for the consequences.
Gavel Drop: Kansas’ King of Voter Fraud Found in Contempt of Court
Also, a California woman wins $6.4 million in a revenge porn case, and the U.S. Supreme Court allows to stand a Maine state law limiting noise outside of clinics.
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- The Renegade Game Designer Who Aims to Challenge the Industry’s Attitudes Toward Sex MelMagazine
- One in three families can’t afford diapers. Why are they so expensive? Tampa Bay Times
- A Hitler-Era Abortion Law Haunts Merkel, and Germany New York Times
- Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior LA Times
- Rural mothers at risk of preterm birth following loss of care Journalist's Resource
- Gun Violence Is a Reproductive Health Issue Teen Vogue
- Officials: State-funded anti-abortion group does not have to return fees Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Black Families Matter: How the Child Welfare System Punishes Poor Families of Color In Justice Today
