The bill aiming to repeal the Comstock Act, an 1873 anti-obscenity law, is part of an effort to keep abortion front and center for voters.| The 19th
Almost five years since #MeToo went viral, new data from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans believe that the movement has made it more likely that people would be held accountable for workplace sexual harassment and assault.| The 19th
Analysis | The ruling on abortion has changed the country, impacting those already most vulnerable and unleashing a new political energy.| The 19th
Being “electable” in 2020 was always about who women would choose.| The 19th
LGBTQ+ community members in the state are vowing resilience with a message that "we’re not going anywhere" after the 16-year-old nonbinary student’s death.| The 19th
More than 120 faith groups will fan out across 50 events this June to de-escalate extremist anti-LGBTQ+ protests from hate groups.| The 19th
Roughly 120,000 pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by fetal anomalies each year. Nearly all of them cannot be diagnosed until after abortion cutoffs.| The 19th
While the outcome of the verdict left some women with the feeling that justice was served, others were angry and worried about the future of #MeToo.| The 19th
News of Harvey Weinstein’s perpetuated sexual abuse broke five years ago. Now, early Silence Breakers are speaking about what life has looked like as others have sought to tell their stories for them.| The 19th
Analysis | Understanding the relationship between voters and the media is critical for those of us whose work tries to bridge the gap.| The 19th
The organization has faced a split with the staff of one chapter and tensions with others, leaving leadership posts vacant ahead of a big election year.| The 19th
With Kamala Harris on their minds, a record number of Black women organizers joined a Win With Black Women call to focus on a new future for the mobilization long led by their community.| The 19th
A slew of Republican senators who oppose abortion didn’t mention it while on stage in Milwaukee, nor did nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance — but it’s still in the party’s official platform.| The 19th
After the pandemic decimated the child care industry, parents are now routinely waiting years for care and doing anything they can to get off a waitlist.| The 19th
Only about half of child care jobs lost at the start of the pandemic have returned, and parents have to miss work to fill the gap.| The 19th
To understand how the anti-trans agenda could reshape all of our lives, The 19th set out to examine how the laws and rhetoric behind it are impacting Americans.| The 19th
The first-term senator from Ohio has also taken particular aim at prominent Democrats who do not have children, arguing that political leaders should have a stake in the country’s future through their children.| The 19th
VP Kamala Harris had already become a leading voice on the importance of abortion rights, one of the Democratic Party’s top issues.| The 19th
Anti-abortion politicians have recently linked 15-weeks to fetal pain. That benchmark has been moving for years — and it's still not accurate.| The 19th
Twelve Americans — patients, doctors, politicians, activists — relived the uncertainty and chaos of losing federal abortion protections. This oral history chronicles their stories.| The 19th
Abortion has become more diffuse, thanks to the rise of telehealth and abortion pills. Both are under fire in the courts and state legislatures.| The 19th
Republicans have adopted a slate of policy positions ahead of next week’s convention that does not call for a federal legislative abortion ban, but opens the door to establishing fetal personhood.| The 19th
In a 9-0 ruling, the high court shot down a challenge to the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, allowing the drug to continue to be prescribed online.| The 19th
A narrower bill from Republicans failed Wednesday. Democrats plan to keep reproductive issues in the spotlight ahead of November’s elections.| The 19th
The implications of the state Supreme Court ruling outside of Alabama remain uncertain, but legal researchers have their eye on a handful of states that could see similar changes.| The 19th
Republicans don’t want to talk about restrictions in the first or second trimester, instead trying to turn the conversation to very rare third trimester abortions.| The 19th
Here are answers to some common questions as misinformation has spread.| The 19th
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. This dashboard provides updates on the current status of abortion rights in each state.| The 19th
At A Woman’s Choice in Jacksonville, staffers treated a surge of last-minute patients before the May 1 deadline. Now, they will have to refer most of them out of state.| The 19th
Backers of a referendum don’t have an easy path to getting abortion access on the ballot and then into the state constitution. Engaging Hispanic voters competently is key.| The 19th
Thirteen states have trigger laws that would immediately, or almost immediately, ban abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.| The 19th
This year, Democrats are united behind a push to pass child care legislation, but with a divided Congress, hopes are low that anything will pass despite bipartisan agreement that something must be done.| The 19th
Trans and gender-nonconforming people are among the lowest paid LGBTQ+ full-time workers in the United States, a new snapshot poll shows.| The 19th
It’s frequently tied to the idea of ‘parental rights’ and spreads incorrect information about what kind of care is provided to trans youth.| The 19th
Abortion rights have won in red states before, but here's how Ohio's Issue 1 measure on the ballot in November is different.| The 19th