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A woman carries a sign declaring abortion a part of healthcare at a rally at the Texas State Capitol on Sept. 11, 2021, in Austin. (Jordan Vonderhaar / Getty Images)

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Two Texas abortion funds—the Texas Equal Access Fund and the Lilith Fund—filed lawsuits asking the courts to declare S.B. 8 unconstitutional and to block the defendants from enforcing the law. Whereas previous lawsuits challenging S.B. 8 were filed in Texas, which falls within the notoriously anti-abortion 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, these news lawsuits are filed in Chicago and Washington, D.C., which fall within the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the District of Columbia, which are seen as likely to be more favorable to their arguments.

“We are proud to fight back, even when we have no choice,” said Amanda Beatriz Williams, executive director of Lilith Fund.

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BY AISHA NYANDORO | As a Black woman in Mississippi, I know how difficult it is to navigate the road to motherhood. With the recent decision by the state legislature’s House Republicans to deny postpartum care to women, Mississippi continues to demonstrate a lack of regard for the health of mothers—particularly Black women.

Despite the ongoing battles that have been fought to uplift the issues of the maternal health crisis in Mississippi, politicians continuously refuse to center the needs of mothers. And the refusal is cavalier and cruel.

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BY KARLA J. STRAND | Talk (and action) around what books kids and young people should be able to read and when has been on the rise the last couple of years. Attempts at banning books in schools and libraries are occurring at a furious rate. 

Here’s a list of some of the most recent challenged and banned books by women, queer and trans writers and writers of color.

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President Biden has announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the nominee to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer on the United States Supreme Court. Who is she? What’s her background? And why is she one of the most qualified and prepared nominees that this process has seen in nearly a century? New from our "Road to Confirmation" series: We unpack Judge Jackson’s qualifications and examine what’s next in the process.

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