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Doses of mifepristone packages are pictured at Dr. Franz Theards Women’s Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, N.M., on May 7, 2022. (Paul Ratje / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | On Friday, April 7, federal judges in both Texas and Washington state issued contradictory rulings on the abortion pill mifepristone. 

Federal judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas ruled that the FDA improperly approved mifepristone and ordered the agency to remove mifepristone from the market by April 14. One hour later, fellow federal judge Thomas O. Rice in the Eastern District of Washington issued an injunction blocking the FDA from “altering the status quo and rights as it relates to the availability of mifepristone.”  

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Protesters call for gun reform laws and show support for the three Democratic representatives facing expulsion, at the Tennessee State Capitol building on April 6, 2023, in Nashville. (Seth Herald / Getty Images)

BY KATHY SPILLAR | We are only 10 days into April, and it’s already been a head-spinning month for U.S. authoritarianism.

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Anny Tengamendite Modi, Téné Maimouna Zoungrana and Stephanie Tutton challenge traditional gender roles in peace-building and peacekeeping on a daily basis.

BY CAMILLA STAMP | Three women who challenge traditional gender roles in peace-building and peacekeeping on a daily basis: Anny Modi, Téné Maimouna Zoungrana and Colonel Stephanie Tutton are at the forefront of the humanitarian responses, mobilizing communities, advocating for human rights and the restoration of peace. Their stories testify to their contribution to fostering positive change within peacekeeping operations and demonstrate why we need more women in peace- and political processes and U.N. Peacekeeping.

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