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BY ELIZABETH NASH and LAUREN CROSS | On Wednesday, September 1, an unconscionably cruel abortion ban (S.B. 8) went into effect in Texas, after the Supreme Court failed to intervene. The ban makes it illegal to get an abortion starting at six weeks of pregnancy—so early that many people may not even know that they are pregnant, and certainly before most folks who want an abortion are able to figure out the logistics of finding and scheduling an appointment.

This ban also comes with a new, uniquely cruel twist that deputizes and incentivizes anti-abortion ideologues from across the country to seek out and punish abortion providers in Texas or individuals who help patients get care through financial support or transportation.

BY JACKSON KATZ | Despite tremendous media coverage of the upcoming recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, one aspect of this political struggle that has barely registered in California or nationally is the women’s rights work and leadership of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the first partner of California.

In a Ms. exclusive interview, contributing writer Jackson Katz asked her about her gender justice advocacy work both in and outside of the Newsom administration—and her unfinished agenda.