Come see Sarah Jones with ALOK, Joél Leon and Rebecca Carroll in NYC on July 15.
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When pregnancy is criminalized
In post-Roe America, fetal personhood laws have enabled prosecutors to penalize pregnant people for their actions. One such case: Lauren Smith, a mother of three in South Carolina, currently faces up to ten years in prison—for having smoked marijuana to alleviate her symptoms while pregnant with…
Why Do Men Love Telling Women to Have Babies?
In today’s newsletter we’re talking about babies, mourning two feminist leaders, and sharing some weekend reading.
A purge in Ohio
In today’s newsletter, we take a look at GOP tomfoolery in Ohio, the arrest of an Iranian hero, and an engagement announcement.
“Why do people do this?”
In today’s newsletter we look at the inadequate gun laws that made way for the Maine shooting, share our weekend reading, and hear from one of the women who first blew the whistle on AI’s biased ways.