[[link removed]] Ms. Memo: This Week in Women's Rights
July 6, 2022
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.
50 Different State Courts and Constitutions Will Now Decide Who, If Anyone, Can Get Abortions [[link removed]]
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Demonstrators gathered outside the Massachusetts state house in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in Boston on June 24, 2022. State-level litigation and legislation will profoundly shape reproductive rights now that Roe is gone. (Barry Chin / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
BY STEFANIE LINDQUIST | The U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health is leading pro-abortion advocates to seek other legal pathways to protect reproductive rights. Just one week after the Court’s ruling, there’s a flurry of litigation in state courts. Lawsuits in Idaho, Utah, Kentucky and Florida all assert that state constitutions protect the right to get an abortion.
A Florida judge temporarily blocked the state’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks on June 30. Leon County Judge John Cooper said that the Florida ban, set to take effect on July 1, violated the state constitution’s privacy provision, which guaranteed that “Every natural person has the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion into the person’s private life.”
This and other similar state court cases demonstrate the rising importance of state constitutions, which often protect citizens’ right to privacy more explicitly than the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24 that there is no constitutional right to abortion: “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the majority opinion.
Without the federal constraint of the Roe v. Wade precedent, state legislatures will be free to craft their own abortion regulations, subject only to each state constitution. State Supreme Courts play a key role in ensuring that state laws are legal and aligned with individual state constitutions. But their key role is often overshadowed by public attention on major federal courts—especially the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Biden Administration Releases Proposed Changes to Trump’s Anti-Survivor Title IX Rule: ‘An Important Step Towards Restoring Vital Protections for Students’ [[link removed]] HHS Issued Guidance to Protect Private Medical Information. Here Are Some Best Practices for Users of Period Tracking Apps [[link removed]]
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Women in the ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Must Now Be Given a True Chance To Seek Refuge [[link removed]] Against All Odds, She Became a Lawyer [[link removed]]
What we're reading:
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
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"Samuel
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"This
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The Supreme Court has finally ruled, in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson , to overturn Roe v. Wade and roll back abortion rights across the U.S. For the first time, the Court has taken away a fundamental right that so many depend on. How can we move forward and secure the rights of those most impacted by this devastating ruling? And how can we center those most vulnerable among us, and ensure they’re included in the promise of our constitution?
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