Mississippi Asks Federal Court to Replace Fetal Viability With Junk Science
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Viability has been a legal bright line in judging abortion restrictions. Will it stay that way?
News
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Washington State Democrats Are Watering Down Pro-Choice Legislation
In a letter sent to the Washington state Democratic house leadership, a pro-choice coalition withdrew its support for a new version of a reproductive rights bill.
Abortion Rights Foes Have Weaponized Zoning Regulations. Here’s How.
Using zoning rules to hinder access to abortion services has picked up momentum as an anti-choice strategy on the local level. Reproductive rights advocates have a plan to fight back.
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Republicans’ Near Total Abortion Ban Is Dead in South Carolina—for Now
Fourteen states have introduced, moved, or enacted so-called fetal heartbeat bans in 2019.
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These Democrats Want to Force a House Vote on an Anti-Choice Bill
Three House Democrats joined Republicans in pushing for a vote on anti-choice legislation, including Rep. Ben McAdams, who said he wanted to see the issue come up for debate.
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Commentary
I’m Nevada’s Attorney General. Here’s Why I’m Fighting an Abortion Restriction in a State Across the Country.
Pervasive attacks on access to safe, legal abortion anywhere are a threat to reproductive health everywhere.
Lucy Flores Raised Questions About Women Working in Politics That We Still Need to Answer
Lucy Flores could be a spark for us to finally change the way campaigns and political organizations handle inappropriate behavior and harassment.
Analysis
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Marie Newman ‘Can’t Walk Away’ From Second Chance to Unseat Anti-Choice Democrat in Illinois
Marie Newman, an unabashed supporter of reproductive rights, is set to once again challenge one of the last anti-choice congressional Democrats.
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Multimedia
Boom! Lawyered: If You’re a Rapper, Your Lyrics Can Send You to Jail
In the latest episode of Boom! Lawyered, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo discuss the case of Jamal Knox, a young rapper who was convicted for terroristic threats and witness intimidation based on the lyrics of his music. When are words “true threats,” and when are they protected free speech? And why do most court cases on speech seem to be decided in whichever direction benefits white Christian patriarchy?
Investigations
Exclusive: Immigration Agencies Communicated Prior to Arrest of Sanctuary Leader
Documents obtained by Rewire.News through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request show that immigration enforcement officials reached out to the federal agency tasked with naturalizations and immigration services to confirm an appointment with a sanctuary leader prior to taking him into custody at the agency's field office.
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In This Small Georgia City, an Unpaid Court Fine Can Get Your Utilities Cut Off
“The fear and the panic is palpable for people who are in danger of losing their power, losing their water, losing other utilities” due to unpaid fines tacked onto their bills by the city, said one attorney with the Southern Center for Human Rights.
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In Search of Justice: How DHS PREA Standards Don’t Necessarily Protect Immigrants From Assault
In part two of an investigation of abuse allegations at the T. Don Hutto detention center, Rewire.News partnered with Latino USA to examine the nuts and bolts of a Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) audit and how the process can fail survivors of sexual assault.
The Burning Houses of Worship We Missed
Unless you actively follow the issues facing minority religions you probably heard little or nothing about the destruction and desecration of mosques that's part of a larger Chinese governmental effort to expunge Islam from China.
Justice Thomas Fails on Religious Test Answer
Thomas's opinion on religious tests wasn't about right or wrong, or even of the Constitution, it's a political argument designed to muzzle such questions in hopes of easing and paving a path for conservative justices who would place faith above the Constitution.
God Need Not Be Real, But the Black Hole Photo Is
There are certain theological implications to the black hole. Not that it confirms any literal or conventional belief in a deity. God need not be real for divinity to be an applicable concept, for it’s good enough that the black hole is real.
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Bank of America Is Now the Only Big Bank ‘Profiting From Family Separation’
Bank of America is among the dozen banks continuing to offer billions in credit to private prison corporations, even after two large banks have pledged to pull their support for the politically toxic industry.
Culture & Conversation
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Ask a Queer Chick: How Can I Get Excited About My Sex Life With My Girlfriend?
Also: How soon is too soon to date someone after my divorce? And: How do I know if my feelings for my friend are real?
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Meet Three Innovators Shifting the Maternal Health Narrative
Each experiments with telling maternal health stories in her own way, and at least two want to shift the Black maternal health crisis narrative to emphasize Black life, community self-help, and #BlackJoy.
Mothers Who Make Liberation: New Book Explores Black Parenting as Political Practice
Dani McClain's We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood is both memoir and a collective parenting primer based on Black women's stories and experiences.
Supreme Court Rejects David Daleiden’s Plea for Help in Litigation With Planned Parenthood
David Daleiden still exists, and he is still pretending that his attempts to smear Planned Parenthood were acts of investigative journalism.
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Are Northam’s Supporters Engaging In a Whisper Campaign to Undermine Fairfax? (Updated)
Ralph Northam has refused to resign despite growing calls for him to step down. Now, some say, his aides are engaged in a whisper campaign against Justin Fairfax, his Black successor.
Legislative Lowlights: Tennessee GOP Clears the Way to Outlaw Abortion If ‘Roe’ Falls
Tennessee Republicans are pushing for the end of legal abortion in the state of 6.7 million people if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes a blow to Roe vs. Wade.
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- Attorneys general pledge to not prosecute abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned Think Progress
- Stock Images of Beautiful Women and Border Wall Propaganda: the Trump Campaign’s Facebook Ad Strategy Mother Jones
- Tucker Carlson suggests Democratic Party is "pushing abortion" on African-Americans Salon
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