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Mark Lee Dickson (L), founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative, talks to a supporter of the petition to allow civil suits against those who transport or help someone looking for an abortion using the city roads, during a council session at Amarillo City Hall in Amarillo, Texas, on May 28, 2024. (Moisés Ávila / AFP via Getty Images)

BY SHOSHANNA EHRLICH | The abortion battle is getting more heated in Amarillo, Texas—the Panhandle’s largest city. On May 28, City Council held a lengthy public hearing over enacting an abortion travel ban.

The next public hearing is set for Tuesday, June 11. And while it may be a truism that “Amarillo is often forgotten by much of the state [and] that most of the country has never heard of [it],” the contentious debate over the travel ban is certainly bringing the city out of the shadows, as it touches on one of the thorniest questions in our post-Dobbs landscape—namely, what limits, if any, can be placed on interstate abortion travel.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) with Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) during a news conference on the Right to Contraception Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 05, 2024. (Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images)

BY DANIELLE CAMPOAMOR | On Wednesday, Republicans killed a bill that would have federally protected an individual’s right to access birth control and a healthcare worker’s right to distribute it. The Right to Contraception Act passed a Democratic-led House in 2022. However, since then it has been blocked by Senate Republicans at every turn.

The real question is not if birth control access is in jeopardy—that much is certain—but whether voters are going to once again ignore the dying canary in the coal mine of democracy and allow another constitutional right to fall by the wayside.

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BY KATIE FLEISCHER | In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup.

This week: Trump convicted of 34 felony charges; President Biden officially recognizes Pride Month; a new law criminalizes medication abortion in Louisiana; Meghan Markle reflects on Ms.; the first Professional Women’s Hockey League championship; Mexico elected their first woman president; and more.

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In this episode, we continue our series: Fifteen Minutes of Feminism—The Trump Indictments: Found Guilty! (with Moira Donegan). On May 30, 2024, Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts by a New York jury. In this episode, we unpack the criminal charges that Donald Trump engaged in illegal business, electoral and campaign activities. This week, we’re rejoined by Moira Donegan to discuss why the New York trial was about more than about “hush money” and how the case marks the first time a former president has stood trial for criminal prosecution and been convicted.

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