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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 4h
"This is a ginned up trans panic, brought to you by Republicans who know that if you can manipulate public opinion on the culture war issue du jour, you can distract people from the economic issues that actually matter to them: outrageous gas prices and barely affordable groceries."
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The Panic Over Trans Athletes is Fake: Opinion
Republicans have manufactured a crisis in women’s sports, just in time for the midterm elections. Democrats should find the courage to defend trans children—or at the very least, leave them alone.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 21h
The Supreme Court just said no—for the third time—to Missouri Republicans trying to change Kansas City's voting map. The current map keeps KC's Black community together in one district. The map Republicans wanted would've split it along Troost Avenue, KC's historic racial dividing line.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 22h
Melissa Carman is a certified professional midwife who was arrested in 2020 for attending home births in New York State, where CPMs like her can’t legally practice. Pregnant people are driving three hours to reach her. Hospitals are closing. A new PBS doc tells her story.
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‘Arrest the Midwife’: Amish and Mennonite Families Defend Their Birth Workers in New Doc
When several New York midwives were arrested in 2020, it spurred these rural religious communities into political activism—and inspired a PBS film. Rewire News Group interviewed a midwife who was crim...
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 28/09/2026
We asked the room at our panel with @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social and @msmagazine.com to finish the sentence: "Independent journalism matters because…" Their answers say it all. Let us know how you would finish it in the comments. #independentjournalism #rewirenewsgroup
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 28/09/2026
Tennessee's AG is demanding Planned Parenthood turn over donor details, provider info, and patient medical records, including from minors. Planned Parenthood is asking a court to toss the demand as "unlawful" and "intrusive." Abortion Care Tennessee also received a similar demand.
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Planned Parenthood Files Legal Challenge to Investigation, Document Demands by Tennessee AG
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi revealed it is the subject of a wide-ranging state probe involving gender-affirming care and medication abortion; it is one of at least two Tennes...
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
The Trump DOJ has been going after med schools as part of his anti-DEI crusade. Its latest target? UCSF. Apparently, asking applicants how race shaped their lives is discrimination now—even though SCOTUS said schools could consider exactly that. Baby Boom! Lawyered. Wherever you get your podcasts.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
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Make Med School White Again
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Standing room only, baby!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 25/09/2026
Last night at Ginger's Bar in Brooklyn, Rewire joined @msmagazine.com and @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social for a panel on why reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ issues aren't "niche" topics—covering these communities is our journalistic duty. (PS: it sold out!)
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 25/09/2026
Yes, female genital and pelvic anatomy has three holes. No, the prostate is not in the penis. Consider this your real sex ed—mythbusted. Our sex columinst Martha Kempner answers the body questions you've been too embarrassed to ask.
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Yes, You Can Pee If You’re Wearing A Tampon, and Other Basics of Human Anatomy
When it comes to our bodies, there are no stupid questions—just bad sex ed, writes sex columnist Martha Kempner.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 24/09/2026
There's no trans woman in the WNBA. Still, Sophie Cunningham, Enes Kanter Freedom, and Caitlin Clark’s "fans" act like it's collapsing. @portianoir.bsky.social joins @angryblacklady.blacksky.app to dig into why—and where Imani's own theory fell short.
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The Athletes Up In Arms Over A Nonexistent Trans WNBA Player
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Lindsay Clancy trial should have been an open & shut case of insanity but the prosecution exposed the way the legal system criminalizes motherhood when tragedies happen as a result of psychosis, accident, or illness. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/23/l...
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Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis
A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they've done nothing wrong. Mia Brett traces the legal history of assuming maternal guil...
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 23/09/2026
Lindsey Clancy’s criminal trial for allegedly killing her children has sparked debate about postpartum psychosis. Some feel a new mom who tried futilely to get mental health care deserves mercy; others condemn her as a killer. The law tends to judge mothers harshly, writes @queenmab.bsky.social.
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Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis
A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they've done nothing wrong. Mia Brett traces the legal history of assuming maternal guil...
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I couldn't handle watching the Clancy trial. I'm a mom not so far out from postpartum, and I just...couldn't. But I also run a newsroom that covers reproductive justice and knew we had to cover this tragic case--properly. I knew @queenmab.bsky.social would bring the necessary nuanced & critical eye
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Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis
A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they've done nothing wrong. Mia Brett traces the legal history of assuming maternal guil...
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
Tierra Walker should be alive. She thought her pregnancy was killing her—then it did. She asked for an abortion. None of the 90-plus doctors involved in her care even offered her one. Her son found her dead on December 30, 2024. Now her family is suing. New Baby Boom! Lawyered. Out now.
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Tierra Walker Died Under Texas's Abortion Ban. Now Her Family Is Suing
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 23/09/2026
Tierra Walker worried her pregnancy would kill her. Then it did. None of the ninety doctors involved in her care offered her an abortion. Watch @angryblacklady.blacksky.app break down the finger pointing likely to ensue between her doctors and Texas officials in this episode of Baby Boom! Lawyered.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 22/09/2026
One in six Filipino women surveyed after the Maui wildfires said they felt forced into "survival sex" for food and housing. It's a pattern that repeats, yet Trump's FY2027 budget cuts funding to survivor orgs. A new bipartisan bill aims to add DV resources to FEMA's response. From @19thnews.org.
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Could Disaster Recovery Include Protecting Women From Domestic Abuse and Exploitation?
Proposed legislation would strengthen FEMA’s response to gender-based violence, an issue advocates say is often overlooked after natural disasters.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 21/09/2026
Join Rewire News Group, @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social, and @msmagazine.com at the iconic Brooklyn lesbian bar Ginger’s this Thursday!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 21/09/2026
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access, to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here's the latest from the past week.
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Virginians Begin Voting: Abortion and Marriage Equality Are on the Ballot
Plus, the EPA will test drinking water for abortion pills, and why SCOTUS may weigh in on a multi-state surrogacy fight.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 18/09/2026
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5 just dropped. Taylor Frankie Paul's domestic violence allegations? Barely mentioned. @natasharoy.bsky.social watched the whole thing and now has some questions about why that leaked video—and additional accusations—were never mentioned.
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Why Did ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ New Season Dodge Allegations of Star’s Domestic Violence?
Analysis: Fans expected the show, which long embraced controversy and difficult conversations, to address the disturbing allegations against Taylor Frankie Paul. Instead, it delivered a nothingburger.
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Natasha Roy @natasharoy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I wrote about feeling crazy that the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives didn't address any of Taylor Frankie Paul's domestic violence cases and what it means for the show to continue platforming her @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/18/m...
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Why Did ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ New Season Dodge Allegations of Star’s Domestic Violence?
Analysis: Fans expected the show, which long embraced controversy and difficult conversations, to address the disturbing allegations against Taylor Frankie Paul. Instead, it delivered a nothingburger.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 18/09/2026
If the Supreme Court’s next term doesn't start until October, why has the Court issued a torrent of important rulings on things like mail-in ballots while it's supposed to be on break?
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 18/09/2026
Tierra Walker died at 37 from hypertensive cardiovascular disease with preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant after Texas doctors denied her a life-saving abortion. Her family is now suing Ken Paxton and others, calling Texas's abortion ban unconstitutional. The lawsuit is the first of its kind.
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Tierra Walker Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion. Her Family Is Suing Ken Paxton.
The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban.
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Cameron Oakes @cameronoakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Abstinence, alignment reviews, and an emphasis on fertility and ovulation monitoring—all criteria on pause since a federal judge blocked the Trump admin's overhaul of the teen pregnancy prevention grant program. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/16/t...
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NYC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program In Limbo After Trump Funding Cuts: ‘Complete Shock’
HHS abruptly cancelled $68 million in grants for dozens of sex education initiatives, forcing Children's Aid to lay off staff and cancel programming.
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
$68m won't start a war in Iran, but it has contributed to a record drop in teen pregnancy since 2010, when HHS began funding this sex-ed program. Now Trump has canceled the grants. @cameronoakes.bsky.social interviewed a teen sex educator and a group that lost its $ about why good sex ed matters.
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NYC Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program In Limbo After Trump Funding Cuts: ‘Complete Shock’
HHS abruptly cancelled $68 million in grants for dozens of sex education initiatives, forcing Children's Aid to lay off staff and cancel programming.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 16/09/2026
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services abruptly canceled $68M in teen pregnancy prevention funding, two years early—cutting off a grant to Children's Aid, which serves 1,200 NYC students a year with sex ed on consent and healthy relationships.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026
In 1971, SCOTUS said a neutral policy can still be discrimination if it disproportionately harms Black workers. Under Trump, the EEOC has abandoned this disparate impact liability standard, the DOJ has attacked it, and “reverse discrimination” claims may get easier. New Baby Boom! Lawyered. Out now.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026
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Trump Is Making It Easier to Discriminate Against Black Workers (Imani Explains it All)
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 15/09/2026
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico now opposes trans student-athletes in girls' sports "if it endangers safety or fairness"—a shift from his past stance against GOP restrictions on trans athletes. Read more about his new comments. From @texastribune.org.
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In Reversal, James Talarico Says He Opposes Trans Athletes in Girls’ Sports ‘If it Risks Safety or Fairness’
Talarico’s comments on Fox News came in contrast to positions he took in the Texas House opposing GOP restrictions on trans student-athletes.
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just dropping this here in case the EPA cares to read up on mifepristone
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No, Abortion Pills Are Not Poisoning Your Drinking Water
Opinion: A new GOP bill would require patients to collect their “medical waste” after a medication abortion, supposedly to protect the environment. That’s deliberate, strategic disinformation.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 14/09/2026
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access, to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here's the latest from the past week.
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Indiana Supreme Court Hears Religious Freedom Challenge to State Abortion Law
Plus, oral arguments were heard in the landmark abortion pill case <em>Louisiana v. FDA</em>, and abortion rights ballot initiative will be decided by Idaho voters this fall.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026
Watch the full episode of B*tch, Listen here. buff.ly/hfzMsCq
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There's No Trans Woman in the WNBA. That's the Point.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026
There are no trans women in the WNBA, and no history of any playing in the league. This week on B*tch, Listen, I trace the manufactured panic behind Sophie Cunningham and Enes Kanter Freedom's fight to "protect" women's sports. 🎧B*tch, Listen. Out now. Wherever you get your podcasts.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 11/09/2026
RNG Sex Columnist @cuteflesh.bsky.social is making the case for online dating—and if you're sick of the same old apps, she has some suggestions beyond the usual suspects.
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The Case for Online Dating
Fewer people are logging onto dating apps. But is the problem the sites or how we use them?
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 11/09/2026
When Troy, NY's last hospital planned to close its birthing center, an unlikely coalition—residents, lawmakers on both sides, Planned Parenthood, and the Catholic diocese—fought back. "Nobody else was going to be born in Troy unless on a bus, in a cab, or on the street," Scarlett Washington said.
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A NY Hospital Tried To Close Its Birthing Center. This City United To Fight Back.
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, joined together to challenge a national Catholic health system determined to close the last birthing center in the county.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 10/09/2026
ICYMI: The Fifth Circuit heard arguments in a case that could upend abortion access nationwide. Louisiana wants the FDA to stop allowing mifepristone to be prescribed remotely and dispensed by mail/pharmacy.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 10/09/2026
Both menopause and gender dysphoria are treated with the same drugs—medications that have powerful effects on the body and brain, and can blur the line between "biological sex" and gender identity. This story was originally published by @19thnews.org.
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The Surprising Ways Hormones Can Change Your Body
Hormone therapy can have profound effects on our immune systems, gut bacteria, our brains, senses, and sex lives.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/09/2026
Oral arguments began today in a federal court case that may upend abortion access nationwide. Louisiana, which has an abortion ban, wants the FDA to stop allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed remotely and dispensed by mail or at a pharmacy. Imani Gandy explains the stakes:
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Louisiana Says It's ‘Blanketed’ in Contraband Mifepristone
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/09/2026
New York: Join us on Sept. 24 at Ginger’s Bar with our friends @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social and @msmagazine.com to chat about covering “niche” topics like abortion, trans rights, & menopause. Come for journalism, stay for karaoke. Admission is free—see you there!
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UltraViolet @ultraviolet.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Some great feminist picks by our friends @rewirenewsgroup.com : 🎬🎙️🎵📖 
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Best Feminist Films, Books, and Podcasts About Reproductive Rights in 2026
Interested in reproductive rights in 2026? Rewire's legal correspondents share the films, podcasts, books, and articles that explain it best.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/09/2026
Each week, Rewire News Group editors scour headlines nationwide—from lawsuits over abortion access to LGBTQ+ rights—to bring you the most urgent news in reproductive justice. Here's the latest from the past week.
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Abortion Rights Group Targets Maine Sen. Susan Collins’ Repro Record Ahead of Midterms
Plus, Idaho judge walks back abortion ruling and more than 20 states sue Trump administration over anti-trans Medicaid rule.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 08/09/2026
Louisiana says it's "blanketed” in contraband mifepristone. Blanketed! Like someone's at the state line firing pills out of a T-shirt cannon. It wants mifepristone out of the mail, so it's asking a court to force the FDA's hand and change federal policy. Episode 1 of Baby Boom! Lawyered. Out now.
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Louisiana Says It's ‘Blanketed’ in Contraband Mifepristone
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 07/09/2026
If you've missed that Boom! Lawyered secret sauce, this is for you. Baby Boom! Lawyered: all the law, none of the lectures. @angryblacklady.blacksky.app breaks down the court decisions and legislation threatening repro rights and civil liberties. Starting tomorrow. No law degree required.
Black-and-white baby photo of Imani Gandy with text overlay reading 'Baby Boom! Lawyered premieres Sept 8.'
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
*including for single, working moms* {grimaces in the direction of trump’s new childcare subsidy proposal that would take money away from them}
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 07/09/2026
Seventy-four percent of American mothers work full time, and nearly half of U.S. households still can't cover basic necessities. Here's why Dr. Zea Malawa thinks lawmakers should provide monthly income support during pregnancy and after birth.
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The Labor that Labor Day Doesn’t Count
Opinion: Pregnancy and parenting require serious physical and emotional work. It’s time we start compensating parents.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 05/09/2026
Not sure what to read? There’s a lot to choose from. Don’t worry, we’ve done some deep-dive, nose-to-pages heavy lifting for you. Check out the RNG team’s end-of-summer list.
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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Our September Book Recommendations – Rewire News Group
Our summer reads, from one-star books to underrated gems.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 04/09/2026
A federal judge paused a lawsuit by Florida and Texas aiming to end nationwide mifepristone access until at least Dec. 1—after the midterms. If they win, the drug would become unavailable everywhere.
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Federal Judge Pauses Case on Mifepristone Access Until After Midterm Elections – Rewire News Group
The FDA had requested the stay while it continues a safety review of the abortion drug.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 03/09/2026
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who spent decades fighting for reproductive rights and pay equality, died yesterday at 92, her Instagram page announced. In 2013, she said she shared her Presidential Medal of Freedom with "the entire women’s movement."
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‘If We Each Have a Torch, There’s a Lot More Light’: Gloria Steinem Accepts the Presidential Medal of Freedom – Rewire News Group
"I'd be crazy if I didn't understand that this is a medal for the entire women’s movement," Steinem told a gathering at the National Press Club Monday.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 03/09/2026
Rewire News Group’s website got a glow-up. New design, smarter navigation, built-in accessibility, and deeper coverage of disability justice, sexual health, LGBTQ+ issues, child care, and racial justice—all through a reproductive justice lens. High contrast mode included. rewirenewsgroup.com
Homepage design for Rewire News Group featuring a clean editorial layout with top navigation bar and featured news stories. Tagline: 'Fearless journalism for everybody.'Rewire News Group site displaying an adjustable text size feature, with a larger font option enabled for easier reading, high-contrast mode, and bold color adjustments for improved visibility.  Navigation includes Abortion, Sex+Health, Justice, Parenthood, Pregnancy, Law+Policy, and Culture.Visit our new website at: rewirenewsgroup.com
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 02/09/2026
More people are taking control of their fertility timeline and freezing their eggs for the future. But what's the actual process and how much does it cost? Here's what it looks like. Originally published by @19thnews.org.
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Should You Freeze Your Eggs? What to Know About the Costs and Process – Rewire News Group
Egg freezing is an increasingly popular fertility treatment, but there are multiple medical and financial considerations to take into account before starting th
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