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Texas lawmakers voted to enact sweeping new restrictions on abortion pills mailed to the state, offering a possible blueprint for other states that have banned abortion. House Bill 7 gives private citizens the right to sue health providers for mailing, prescribing or providing abortion medication to patients in the state of Texas; providers sued under […] The post Texas passes bill banning abortion pills from being mailed to the state appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Texas is poised to become the latest state to bar transgender people from using public bathrooms after the Senate passed a bill late Wednesday night that also bans transgender people from using locker rooms or from being incarcerated in facilities that align with their genders. The bill, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to […] The post Texas legislature bans transgender people from public bathrooms appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
For months, President Donald Trump’s base and congressional Republicans have fought over the release of files and documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. But Wednesday, Epstein’s survivors took the floor. Over a dozen survivors of Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell gathered at the U.S. Capitol, first for […] The post ‘There is no hoax’: Epstein survivors demand justice and transparency appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Laws that require people to prove they’re 18 or older before accessing sexually explicit content online are threatening the livelihoods of creators of adult content — and queer and trans creators are being hit especially hard. Twenty-five states have passed laws that require people to upload a picture of government identification, scan their face or confirm […] The post Age verification on porn sites is putting queer adult industry workers at risk appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Immigrant women were facing high rates of domestic violence, and yet the fear of deportation and lack of trust in police was so pervasive it kept many of them from reporting the crimes to law enforcement. That made it “virtually impossible” to hold many perpetrators accountable, Congress found. In response, lawmakers from both parties created […] The post The protective visas that may never come appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
The 19th is excited to announce that Liz Sayle is joining the product and technology team at The 19th as full stack engineer. In her role, she will build products and internal tools in support of our mission to empower women and LGBTQ+ people — particularly those from underrepresented communities — with the information and […] The post Liz Sayle joins The 19th as our new full stack engineer appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
The federal government’s latest guidelines for COVID-19 vaccines make it difficult to know who, exactly, will be able to access shots this fall. While Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some of his staff claim anyone will be able to access a shot in consultation with their doctor, medical groups are […] The post The new COVID vaccine rules leave parents with more questions than answers appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast 20 years ago this week, Rochelle Wilcox had no evacuation plan. She didn’t even know a storm was coming. But as word spread that the cyclone was heading for New Orleans, she and her husband turned on the news, catching an interview with a Mississippian who lost his […] The post Katrina destroyed New Orleans’ early childhood education. 20 years later, it’s a model for success. appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
The move comes ahead of the former vice president’s book tour and cancels extra security that had been authorized by former President Joe Biden.| The 19th
In March, ChiAurelia Spencer started sketching out her 13-year-old daughter’s summer. She had four options: Should she pay for a pricey dance camp, fly her to Texas to stay with family, enroll her in summer school or leave her home alone? For Spencer, each choice carried a cost for her family, from paying for summer […] The post This summer, parents stitched together child care to give their kids a ‘space for Black joy’ appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
For 60 years, Head Start has provided child care for the most vulnerable children in the United States with little controversy. It was established by a Democratic president, Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1965, and supported by a slew of Republicans since, including Richard Nixon, who called it “valuable”; Ronald Reagan, who established Head Start Awareness […] The post When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political? appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, it wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. But one industry thrived by necessity in the aftermath: demolition, debris removal and construction — the building trades in which men comprise 96 percent of the workforce. By contrast, women, who made up […] The post After Hurricane Katrina, moms built new lives by building homes appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Second-grade teacher Demetria Richardson spends so much on school supplies she has a designated credit card to cover classroom expenses. Just don’t tell her husband what the balance is, she said. Usually, the 26-year veteran educator in Richmond, Virginia, spends about $500 on back-to-school items. Over the past month, she has already topped that — […] The post Teachers are spending more and more on school supplies. Here’s why. appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Conservatives are testing a new argument in their legal efforts to end telehealth abortion: People using mail-order medication are being coerced into ending their pregnancies. Two wrongful death lawsuits out of Texas, both filed this past month in federal court, allege that women were forced to take abortion pills prescribed by out-of-state telehealth providers. In one case, […] The post Anti-abortion groups have a new strategy to end telehealth abortion appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Before she was targeted by President Donald Trump, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook published research centering on race and inequality and advocated for other Black women in economics. Trump on Monday said he intended to fire Cook, who in 2022 was confirmed as the first Black woman to serve on the independent Federal Reserve […] The post Who is Lisa Cook, Federal Reserve governor targeted by Trump? appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
The rise of tradwives might have some convinced that embracing traditionalism is the key to raising birth rates in the United States. But what if the solution was actually men stepping up more? A new paper by Nobel Prize-winning economist Claudia Goldin has found that countries where men take on more of the household labor […] The post To raise fertility rates, it’s not women who need to step up — it’s men appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
Meanwhile, Trump is retreating from some of his IVF promises.| The 19th
The exodus is an effort to block a redistricting proposal that would favor Republicans, but other GOP priorities are caught up in the plan.| The 19th
Illinois hospital staff will soon be required by law to refer parents of severely premature infants to services that can help prevent years of intensive and expensive therapy later, when the children are older. The new law follows reporting from The Hechinger Report that exposed how hospitals often fail to connect many eligible parents to […] The post Premature babies must be connected to life-changing therapies under new Illinois law appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
For Alexandra Smith, The 19th’s chief strategy officer, leading the organization’s first strategic planning process meant being inclusive of staff and audiences — and ignoring department lines.| The 19th
Transgender Texans, activists and even a constable made similar arguments over and over again on Friday: The state’s latest bathroom bill makes no one safer. Dozens of people testified against the bill in the House State Affairs Committee before around 50 local activists staged a sit-in at a Capitol bathroom in opposition to the bill […] The post Trans Texans face yet another attempt to ban them from bathrooms appeared first on The 19th.| The 19th
“This is in many ways a political warning, a political message, to say to these Black women and other Black mayors and other women of color mayors, ‘Your leadership can be challenged, too.’”| The 19th
The Fort Worth Democrat spent the night held hostage in the Texas House in protest. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight.| The 19th
Research has found little correlation between the real physical safety of survivors and secret shelters. Cities are catching on.| The 19th
Heading into respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations.| The 19th
Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy.| The 19th
The trend, connected to a cryptocurrency group’s moneymaking scheme, is yet another example of online misogyny escalating to real-world violence against women.| The 19th
We’re excited to share The 19th’s first-ever strategic plan, a three-year guide to better meeting the needs of our audiences.| The 19th
His first term offers some clues about what he could do in a second term. And with Roe v. Wade gone, his administration has more tools at its disposal.| The 19th
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
Donald Trump has been a dependable ally of the anti-abortion movement and would have powers to act in a second term.| The 19th
Democratic lawmakers fled the state to protest a Trump-backed redistricting plan. For the mothers among them, leaving meant juggling summer milestones, first days of school — and showing their kids what democracy requires.| The 19th
The 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy.| The 19th
Here's what women, particularly women of color, and LGBTQ+ people think about politics, politicians and policy ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.| The 19th
Analysis | Two GOP women pollsters talk about abortion, democracy and the changing dynamics of this year’s elections.| 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
Errin Haines does a Q&A with writers of Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights.| The 19th
Being “electable” in 2020 was always about who women would choose.| The 19th
Oklahoma schools chief Ryan Walters — once a candidate on President Donald Trump’s shortlist for education secretary — is now facing a GOP-backed probe.| The 19th
Civil rights groups are investigating Oklahoma’s hefty price tag to put Bibles in schools and Ohio’s reported spending on construction at private religious schools.| 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
Critics warn staffing cuts will hurt civil rights enforcement and strip federal protections from already marginalized populations.| The 19th
The U.S. House seat was left open after the March death of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the father of candidate Adelita Grijalva.| The 19th
Adriana Smith has been on life support since February. Her case has made national headlines, drawing attention to the state’s six-week abortion ban.| The 19th
Despite convictions on prostitution counts, Sean Combs’ acquittal on sex trafficking and racketeering sparked outrage — and a painful review of whose trauma is taken seriously.| The 19th
A jury found Sean “Diddy” Combs not guilty on two counts of sex trafficking and a count of racketeering, and guilty on two counts of transportation for purposes of prostitution.| The 19th
A new report reveals men are struggling with isolation, economic pressure and toxic online influences. But redefining masculinity and valuing men as caregivers could point the way forward.| The 19th
The 19th spoke with four queer comedians about making the world seem funny right now through looking for jokes in the horrors, dissociating and rethinking how to talk to straight people.| The 19th
There are MLMs everywhere — including in American politics, Bridget Read writes in her new book.| 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
The 19th asked changemakers to reflect on the feature films and documentaries they love in celebration of this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility.| 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
The bill’s passage comes a year after an investigation revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.| The 19th
Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, will now lead more than a billion Catholics around the world — including 53 million American Catholics.| The 19th
Briana Barner spoke with The 19th about the role podcasts play in elevating racial and gender justice, and where the media stands currently on its depictions of Black women and girls.| 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
The nation’s largest employer has many built-in protections and benefits that women can't always find in the private sector.| The 19th
15,000 immigrant educators rely on temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. But they fear for their futures under Trump.| The 19th
A vocal and visible group of Catholic women are marrying faith with politics as they talk about their own brand of feminism — and Donald Trump.| The 19th
The removals came ahead of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s Day of Awareness.| The 19th
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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
Errin Haines is our editor-at-large. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience, Errin was previously national writer on race for the Associated Press. She’s also worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post.| The 19th
Vice President Kamala Harris praised Biden's legacy as she began her effort to secure the Democratic nomination.| The 19th
The number of women running for the House and Senate has dropped, including a record number of incumbent women not running for reelection.| 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
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At the first post-Roe Democratic National Convention, three women will tell their stories about pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion.| 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
As many as 70,000 child care centers are projected to close in the next several months as pandemic-era federal funding ends, pushing an industry already in crisis to a breaking point.| 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
The conservative group used the dictator’s words in its inaugural newsletter.| 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
At least 60 percent of the authors of the Heritage Foundation blueprint have ties to Trump. Here are its potential impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and the workforce.| The 19th
Here’s a look at Walz’s record and positions on key issues.| The 19th
The chants and cheers at Tuesday night’s Atlanta rally were further evidence of the shift in momentum toward Vice President Kamala Harris.| 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
A federal jury previously found Trump, the current frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination, liable for sexually assaulting Carroll in the 1990s| The 19th
A new survey from KFF finds that bans are widely unpopular, and most women support national abortion protections.| The 19th
An unclear answer on mifepristone access left observers guessing as to whether he was open to restricting it or didn’t know what was being asked.| 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
The new collective will elevate the work of partner publishers while also establishing more pathways for collaboration across organizations.| The 19th
