Alabama Jails Woman for Endangering Her Fetus. She Wasn't Pregnant.
Plus: Jack Daniels sues Bad Spaniel, Oregon issues marijuana pardons, and more...
Women’s Rights
Women In ICE Detention Center Subjected to 'Unnecessary' Gynecological Procedures, Investigation Finds
"This is an extraordinarily disturbing finding" that "represents a catastrophic failure by the Federal government to respect basic human rights."
Midterm Voters Choose To Protect Reproductive Freedom
Voters in California, Michigan, and Vermont embraced constitutional amendments to protect abortion rights, while Kentuckians rejected an anti-abortion amendment.
In Kentucky, Legal Abortion Is on the Ballot
Voters will soon cast ballots on a constitutional amendment that seeks to explicitly remove any protections for abortion in the state's constitution.
Nearly Half of Voters Prefer Pro-Choice Candidates; 18 Percent Don't Care
Plus: Brazil's Bolsonaro loses, fact-checking Biden on the Inflation Reduction Act, and more...
New Poll Shows Cratering Support for Total Abortion Bans Among Republicans
New data from the Public Religion Research Institute show a dramatic decline in Republican support for making abortion illegal in all cases. How this will effect voter behavior remains to be seen.
Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code
Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more...
Iran Tries To Coopt and Crush Feminists at the Same Time
After a month of tear gas and beatings and gunfire, Iranians may not be convinced to move on so easily.
Can the Iran Protests Do Better Than Uprisings of the Past?
This time could really be different.
A Texas Woman Claims That She Nearly Died of Sepsis After Being Denied an Abortion
"It was a waiting game, the most horrific version of a staring contest: Whose life would end first? Mine, or my daughter's?"
It's Long Past Time for the FDA To Approve Over-the-Counter Birth Control
Despite experts recommending that birth control be sold over the counter, the U.S. still treats the pill like it's 1960.
Climber Who Competed Without Her Hijab Apologizes as Protests Continue To Rock Iran
Plus: Bite mark analysis is a sham, tax code adjusted for inflation, and more...
Iran's Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution
Plus: A bevy of bad economic indicators, Italy elects right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, and more...
Putin's Push and Ponytail Solidarity
Plus: The editors engage in a full-throated denunciation of the CIA in response to a listener question.
The Education Department Asked for Public Comments on Sex Discrimination. It Got an Earful About Trans Athletes Instead.
Of the over 84,000 public comments available on the proposed Title IX regulations, a third included references to both “sex” and “sports.”
The Feminist Dystopia Don't Worry Darling Isn't a Big Idea Movie. It's a Dumb Idea Movie.
A wannabe prestige picture that works better as a pulpy mind-trip.
Republicans Set To Introduce National Late-Term Abortion Ban
Plus: Backdoor censorship on social media, how the airline bailouts failed, and more...
This Alabama Woman Was Jailed for 3 Months Because She Smoked Pot While Pregnant
Pregnant and postpartum women arrested on minor drug charges can find themselves locked up for months in Etowah County.
Revenge of the Abortion Voters?
Republicans are losing ground in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
Student Debt Forgiveness Folly
Plus: The editors field a listener question on abortion.
Courts Split on Whether the Feds Can Overturn These State Abortion Bans
Plus: "Reparations" for the news industry, the disappearance of starter homes, and more...
Kansans Reject Anti-Abortion Ballot Measure—and It's Not Even Close
Plus: Why GOP emails are triggering spam filters, new minimum wage research, and more...
Federal Courts Greenlight State Abortion Bans While State Courts Halt Enforcement
Plus: Video game play time doesn't affect well-being, crypto groups applaud the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act, and more...
House Passes Bill Declaring Right to Contraception
Plus: Supreme Court approval drops drastically, truckers protest California gig-work law, and more...
Idaho State GOP Says Abortion Should Be Illegal, Even When Used To Save a Woman's Life
Republican voters disagree.
States Must Allow Abortions When Woman's Health or Life Is Threatened, Says HHS
Plus: When "anti-wokeness" becomes an obsession, why immigrants are upwardly mobile, and more...
The FDA Will Consider Whether To Approve a Birth Control Pill for Over-the-Counter Use
If approved, the drug could increase access to effective birth control.
How the Conservative Supreme Court Is Changing America
Leading libertarian legal scholar Randy Barnett talks about abortion, gun rights, and worrying trends at the highest court in the land.
Some States Restrict Abortion After Dobbs, Others Rush To Protect Access
Plus: What overturning Roe means for Republicans' future, court halts ban of Juul products, and more...
'Jane's Revenge': Abortion Terror Group or Terror Hoax?
Plus: Americans' changing opinions of January 6 riots, Texas craft brewer can "party on," and more...
Alex Garland's Provocative Men Asks: Are Men OK?
A surrealist nightmare of gender terror from one of Hollywood’s most distinctive directors.
Ending Roe Threatens More Than Abortion Rights
Plus: Lawsuit against Twitter can move forward, antitrust bills targeting Big Tech falter, and more...
Alito's Draft Opinion That Would Overturn Roe Is a Disaster of Legal Reasoning
Plus: How abortion used to be less partisan, NFT sales have plummeted, and more...
The End of Roe? Everything You Need To Know About the Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion
Plus: Boston rebuked for rejecting Christian flag, Google will remove more personal information, and more...
Kentuckians Left Without Abortion Access After Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto
Plus: The end of travel mask mandates, pundits out of touch with how normies use social media, and more...
Oklahoma Votes To Criminalize Abortion
Plus: Panhandling is free speech, Biden may extend student loan repayment moratorium, Florida's wasteful defense of unconstitutional social media law, and more...
Alabama Bill Would Require Negative Pregnancy Test To Buy Medical Marijuana
Plus: Colorado cyberbullying law ruled unconstitutional, the new nicotine prohibitionists, and more...
Oklahoma House OKs Citizen-Enforced Abortion Ban
Plus: Masculinity tied to inflated IQ estimates, contempt for Warren's crypto bill, and more...
Biden's Plans To Fix the Pay Gap Won't Actually Help Women
Plus: A win for animal rights activists in Iowa, Republicans sue the CDC over air travel mask mandate, and more...
Missouri Lawmaker Behind Confusing Abortion Bill Says He'll Clarify Ban on Ending Ectopic Pregnancies
But the bill is still a mess.
How Texas Women Are Circumventing the State's New Abortion Law
Plus: free speech history, against regulating social media like phone companies, and more...
The New Violence Against Women Act Aims To Protect Women From State Violence
The bill addresses treatment of women in federal prisons and sexual assault of people in police custody.
Court 'Won't Sanction One More Day' of Texas Abortion Law
Plus: Twitter's new trigger warnings, good news for food freedom, and more...
Supreme Court Punts on Constitutionally Dubious Texas Abortion Law
Plus: Millennial myth busting, McFlurry madness, and more...
Abortion Ban To Take Effect in Texas on Wednesday
Plus: Kids got more obese during the pandemic, how Section 230 protects gun rights, and more...
Senate Considers Requiring Women To Register for the Draft
A proposal obtained by Politico would get rid of male-only language in an upcoming military service bill.