From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) at the State of the Union address in the House chambers at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2024. Johnson has extreme anti-feminist views, including supporting forced birth and criminalizing same-sex relationships. As speaker, he can set the agenda and determine what legislation meets the floor. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

BY CJ SPENCER | In June 2022, Americans saw the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which ended the constitutional right to abortion and marked the first time in history the Supreme Court has taken away a fundamental right. But around the country, a more determined far-right movement is building—with the potential to tumble broader rights through a constitutional convention.

A constitutional convention could produce a countless number of harmful amendments—including one that bans abortion nationally, or that ends the funding of Medicaid. Another could repeal our right to vote, or end birthright citizenship and the popular election of senators.

A convention has the potential to dismantle any protection made at the federal level, from Congress to the Supreme Court and even the executive branch. New amendments can repeal current amendments, too: The 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment.

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Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week: 

• "With Texas births rising post-Roe, disability advocates say child services need bolstering” — The Texas Tribune
• "Louisiana’s toxic air is linked to low-weight and pre-term births” — The 19th

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