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Senators are pushing to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Will it help Indigenous communities?
The 2022 version of VAWA would include new provisions expanding tribal jurisdiction over gendered violence
California said it would be a ‘sanctuary’ for reproductive rights. It just took a big first step.
Earlier this month, AG Robert Bonta issued the state’s first legal alert, which took up the issue of miscarriage and stillbirths
January 14, 2022
January 14, 2022
Andrea Jenkins is the nation’s first openly trans city council president. Here’s her plan for Minneapolis.
The city is still trying to piece itself together after the police murder of George Floyd in 2020
January 12, 2022
January 12, 2022
For these congresswomen of color, the Jan. 6 attack still isn’t over
Many said they felt uniquely vulnerable in the Capitol that day. We asked more than a dozen to reflect a year later.
January 6, 2022
January 6, 2022
The new face of the antiabortion movement is a young mom of 6 who listens to Lizzo
State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman just filed a Texas-style abortion ban in Missouri
December 29, 2021
December 29, 2021
Why doesn’t Biden use the word ‘abortion’ more?
Biden’s statement on the Texas abortion ban did not include the word. It’s part of a larger trend, experts say.
The first ‘Momnibus’ bill was signed into law. Other strides for Black maternal health could follow.
The Build Back Better Act includes many provisions from the Momnibus package
December 6, 2021
December 6, 2021
The woman who could bring down Roe v. Wade
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch believes abortion bans empower women. She’s taking that argument to the Supreme Court.
December 1, 2021
December 1, 2021
Vermont has never sent a woman to Congress. That could soon change.
Sen. Leahy’s retirement could open a path for a woman to make history
November 15, 2021
November 15, 2021
What Youngkin’s win means for abortion rights in Virginia
The governor-elect has promised to go ‘on offense’ on abortion