Gavin Newsom Vetoed a Bill to Make Condoms Available at Schools
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A California bill requiring public high schools to provide condoms to their students didn’t make it past Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk this week. The bill, SB 541, would have required schools to place condoms in at least two easily…
How Accessible Sex Ed Helps Young Adults With Developmental Disabilities Form Healthy Relationships
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When he was a teenager, Ben believed that he struggled with friendships and romantic relationships more than others his age. Discerning personal boundaries and finding ways to effectively communicate often bewildered him, and he wasn’t sure what certain signals…
Massive Changes Could Be Coming From the Vatican. Conservative US Catholics Are Mad as Hell.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This week, hundreds of delegates from around the world began a monthlong meeting as part of Pope Francis’ “Synod on Synodality”—a gathering to discuss the future of the Catholic Church. It could radically change the religion. The group is considering groundbreaking alterations…
Planned Parenthood Will Resume Abortion Services in Wisconsin. That Doesn’t Mean Everything Is Fixed.
Harm Venhuizen/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Monday, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will resume abortion care for the first time in over a year. The organization will start fielding calls and emails for appointments at two locations, the Water Street Health Center in…
The Right’s War on Divorce—and Its Costs
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.She didn’t want to be married anymore, and he didn’t like that. In April, right-wing activist and influencer Steven Crowder told the audience of his podcast, Louder with Crowder, that he and his wife, Hilary,…
The Confusing State of Legal Challenges to Bans on Transgender Healthcare
Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The state of the legal challenges to laws banning gender-affirming care is, and will continue to be, confusing. The latest example is particularly striking. Last Friday, there were two major rulings. In Texas, a judge blocked a…