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This Week in the War on Women [1]

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Date: 2024-06-01  

In Texas, 20 women who’d had dangerous pregnancies (plus two doctors) sued the state of Texas over its draconian anti-abortion law. The details of what they endured are horrifying:

One plaintiff, Amanda Zurawski, was hospitalized in Texas when her water broke at 18 weeks of pregnancy, a condition known as premature rupture of membranes, meaning her fetus could not be saved. She was told she could not have an abortion until fetal cardiac activity stopped or her condition became life-threatening. Zurawski developed sepsis within days, which required intensive care and allowed the hospital to induce labor.

This week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against them, claiming the law’s vague exception (that in a doctor's "reasonable medical judgment," the mother has "a life-threatening physical condition that places her at risk of death or serious physical impairment,") is sufficient. In practice, of course, doctors are afraid to err on the side of risking prison. And the law does not even consider the issue of a nonviable fetus.

The Texas Republican Party isn’t willing to stop here. Their platform endorses murder charges for abortion which can include the death penalty.

As always, this diary is a group effort. Thanks to mettle fatigue, elenacarlena, ramara, SandraLLAP and the WOW crew for links and discussion.

Reproductive Rights:

Texas appoints extremist, who said 9-Year-olds are fine giving birth, to Maternal Mortality Committee.

Arkansas AG threatens to sue New York abortion clinic over service it doesn’t offer.

Republicans are absolutely going after birth control. For starters: Virginia governor vetoes bill protecting contraception access.

A look at possible effects of Louisiana's new law classifying mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled substances. More here from Moira Donegan..

The 19th's Grace Panetta writes about why Arizona organizers aren’t shying away from saying ‘abortion.’

Tennessee became the second state to criminalize helping a minor go out of state for an abortion, misleadingly called “abortion trafficking.”

Massive data breach at fake “crisis pregnancy center” organization.

Violence:

Making gun safety a key legislative initiative: After mass shootings shook their states, these women governors took action. From red flag laws, safe storage mandates and purchase delays, here's how Democratic women governors in Michigan, New York and New Mexico have made gun safety a priority.

After the horrifying DV video comes out, Cassie Ventura offers a plea to believe survivors. Now federal investigators are preparing to bring charges against rapper Sean Combs to a grand jury. Charges include sexual assault, physical abuse, and sex trafficking.

Actor Nick Pasqual was arrested for attempted murder after stabbing his ex-girlfriend multiple times. He was out on bond for previous incidents attacks on her.

A contractor in Tennessee was accused of sexually assaults and child rape. Now several police officers are accused of taking money to scuttle the investigations.

CNN Australian state appoints official for ‘Men’s Behavior Change’ as outcry over violence against women grows.

From WaPo- ’In the name of God’: “For decades, Catholic priests, brothers and sisters raped or molested Native American children who were taken from their homes by the U.S. government and forced to live at remote boarding schools, a Post investigation found.”

Workplace Issues:

Millions of Mexican women work in the shadows as domestic workers.

In Australia, women in tech make 14% less than men, and are twice as likely to be harassed.

Health:

According to data released by the VA in November 2023, the suicide rate among women veterans jumped 24.1% between 2020 and 2021—nearly four times higher than the 6.3% increase among male veterans and vastly higher than the 2.6% increase among nonveteran women. [The gaslightingly-titled] Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental Wellness shows that key factors, including high rates of military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence, substance use disorders and reproductive health challenges, put women veterans at higher risk for suicide.

James Blunt says 'pressure' to be 'thin' contributed to Carrie Fisher's Death.

It’s time to double down on women’s health.

Intersectionality:

AssocPress A woman will likely be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power.

NativeNewsOnline Republican Senator Blocks the Nomination of the First Native American to Serve as Federal Judge in Montana.

NativeNewsOnline On June 1, 2024, California will mark a historic milestone in its educational history with the “Legacy of Alice” Centennial Celebration. In June 1924, during California’s segregation era, Alice Piper, a 15-year-old from the Big Pine Paiute Tribe, challenged injustice alongside six Native American peers from Inyo County, sparking a legal battle that would take them all the way to the state’s Supreme Court

Uncategorizable:

Iran has been cracking down on women activists, starting when military tensions with Israel increased recently.

TheConversation France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies.

Jerry Seinfeld’s lurch to the right now includes mourning ‘dominant masculinity’.

Good News:

Mandy Appleyard: I'm childless and single in my 60s, yet my life is rich and full of love. Don't blame feminism if you're unhappy in the autumn of your years.

​​​​​​​A trailblazing feminist says Mexico’s ‘triumph’ of a first female president is no surprise.

The Vote Mama Foundation does research and analysis about the political participation of US moms.

Less than 2% of philanthropic giving goes to women and girls. Melinda French Gates aims to change that.

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