Illinois Just Ratified the Equal Rights Amendment
A woman cheers as feminist Gloria Steinem takes the stage at the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Alex Edelman via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday night, the Illinois House of Representatives narrowly voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the…
Ireland Just Voted to Legalize Abortion
Niall Carson/PA Wire/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Friday, Ireland made history when the country voted to repeal its constitution’s Eighth Amendment, one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. The referendum’s passage is a huge win for reproductive-rights advocates in a Catholic country that for decades pledged to…
As a Teen, Emily Joy Was Abused by a Church Youth Leader. Now She’s Leading a Movement to Change Evangelical America.
Mother Jones illustration Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The #MeToo stories that were flooding Emily Joy’s social feeds for weeks had been nagging at her. Last November, as her own story played on a loop in her mind, she finally texted a group of close friends: “Do I out my high school abuser? Probably, huh?” Joy’s story is familiar…
Irish Citizens Are Going #HomeToVote on Abortion And It’s Warming Our Cold, American Hearts
Abortion rights campaigners protesting in London, UKClaire Doherty/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As Ireland prepares to vote on a historic referendum that could legalize abortion in the deeply Catholic country, Irish citizens are flying home to cast their votes—and they’re using the now-trending hashtag #HomeToVote on social media to talk about it. The Irish…
New Study Debunks a Popular Anti-Abortion Argument
fstop123/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Popular anti-abortion arguments hinge on the supposed negative impact the procedure will have on the woman: increasing the likelihood of breast cancer, which has been debunked, giving her PTSD, which has been debunked, or increasing her risk of suicidal ideation, which has now been thoroughly debunked. New research reveals that women who…
The Trump Administration Just Took a Big Step Toward Defunding Planned Parenthood
Evan Vucci/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced a change in the way Title X family-planning funds are distributed, stripping federal funding from women’s health clinics that either provide abortions or refer patients to abortion providers. The $260 million proposal would require “a bright line of…