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.

Then-President Donald Trump addresses the Susan B. Anthony List 11th Annual Campaign for Life Gala on May 22, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)

BY ROXANNE SZAL and CARRIE N. BAKER | Donald Trump on Monday said he believes abortion should be left to the states. Sidestepping formally endorsing a nationwide ban, the former president’s announcement is already being perceived by some as an attempt to strike a compromise position on a top issue for women voters: A wide majority of Americans support access and believe GOP-imposed bans have gone too far. When it comes to voters, abortion access has proven popular in multiple elections, including in red states where anti-abortion lawmakers have dominated.

Here’s what Trump’s leave-it-to-the-states abortion position would look like in practice—according to anti-abortion leaders, reproductive rights experts, and Trump himself. In short, it leaves women suffering consequences of extreme bans imposed in the wake of the Dobbs decision, and would leave his presidency multiple avenues to highly restrict abortion access nationwide.

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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: 

• "NC abortion providers prepare for increase in patients when Florida’s 6-week ban takes effect” — CBS
• "Baby Olivia Video Made By Anti-Abortion Group Could Be Screened in Schools “ — Teen Vogue

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The fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution is more urgent than ever. Nobody knows this better than Susan Frietsche—who recently secured an incredible victory for women in the state of Pennsylvania in terms of then power of the Equal Rights Amendment as it relates to reproductive freedom. In this episode, we delve into how Susan’s work sets an important precedent for protecting women’s rights—and how it relates to the fight to secure the federal ERA in the Constitution.

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