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BY ROXY SZAL | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) just announced the first vote on the Equal Rights Amendment in the Senate in 40 years.

“The founding document has never been interpreted to guarantee that the rights of women and the rights of men as a class are simply equal,” said Schumer on Monday at a press conference at Hunter College in New York City. “That’s why I am calling for a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment.” The senator said the vote will happen “this week.”

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There are two different ways to have a medication abortion and end a pregnancy: using two different medicines, mifepristone (pictured) and misoprostol, or using only misoprostol. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | In a shadow docket ruling late on Friday, April 21, the Supreme Court has decided to block a previous ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from taking effect, allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to remain on the market under current rules.

“While SCOTUS offered temporary relief, the fate of a medication approved by the FDA more than 20 years ago should have never been before the Supreme Court to begin with,” said Kirsten Moore of Expanding Medication Abortion Access Project (EMAA Project). “The FDA has the authority and scientific expertise to evaluate and approve medications—not politicians, not activists, and not judges. We must now move forward to ensure access to safe and effective medication abortion care nationwide without any further interference—our freedom to make our own health care decisions is on the line.”

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Alie Utley (center) and Joe Moyer (right) at the Kansas for Constitutional Freedom primary election watch party in Overland Park, Kan., on Aug. 2, 2022, react as Kansas primary voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the Republican-dominated state legislature to severely restrict access to abortion. (Dave Kaup / AFP via Getty Images)

BY DELANEY JONES | Since the start of the 2023 Kansas state legislative session, lawmakers have already introduced four bills that would restrict abortion access statewide. This is in direct opposition to what Kansans voted for in August.

I’m here to ring the alarm bells and warn you that even if you think abortion is safe in your state, it might not be for long.

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In 2022, women voters across the U.S. made their voices heard, demanding access to safe reproductive healthcare. And yet, state legislatures—which purport to represent the people—continue to attack reproductive rights, proposing increasingly restrictive bans on abortion. In the face of these challenges, how can we work towards a government that truly represents us—and protects us?

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