[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
April 2, 2025
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.
Trump Administration Slashes Reproductive Healthcare Funding for Millions [[link removed]]
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By Carrie N. Baker | On March 31, the Trump administration sent letters to Planned Parenthood affiliates and other reproductive health clinics in 20 states announcing a freeze of close to $35 million in federal Title X funding as of April 1. Title X is a federal program that provides affordable birth control, cancer screenings and other sexual and reproductive health care to low-income women.
“President Trump and Elon Musk are pushing their dangerous political agenda, stripping health care access from people nationwide, and not giving a second thought to the devastation they will cause,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
Since 1970, the Title X program has helped millions of women get reproductive healthcare. More than 300 Planned Parenthood health centers are in the Title X network—three-quarters of all Planned Parenthood affiliates. In 2023, there were more than 1.5 million visits to Title X-funded Planned Parenthood health centers. Overall in 2023, Planned Parenthood affiliate health centers provided over 400,000 cancer screening and prevention services, over 2 million birth control services, and over 5 million STI services.
“We know what happens when health care providers cannot use Title X funding: People across the country suffer, cancers go undetected, access to birth control is severely reduced, and the nation’s STI crisis worsens,” said McGill Johnson.
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Invading Pharmacies, Intimidating Cities and Terrorizing Healthcare Providers: Extremist Antiabortion Groups Escalate Tactics [[link removed]] Amid Support from Doctors Group, Bill to Clarify Texas’ Abortion Ban Does Little to Save Lives, Critics Say [[link removed]]
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The War on Women Report: Women Jailed for Miscarriages, Dragged from Town Halls, and Denied Healthcare [[link removed]] Break Things and Leave Them Broken: The Next Stage for Fired Federal Workers [[link removed]]
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As we reckon with an administration hostile to equal rights, feminists will continue to fight. To help keep hope, we must remember and celebrate recent wins.
One of those wins is the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which took effect on June 27, 2023. This is a landmark piece of legislation that prohibits discrimination and ensures workplace accommodations related to pregnancy for workers. But is the PWFA safe, or will it be threatened by the Trump administration’s crusade against reproductive rights and justice?
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