Brazil's Supreme Court to vote on decriminalising abortion
Brazil's Supreme Court is to vote on decriminalising abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
2023-09-22 10:23
New College of Florida under investigation for alleged civil rights violation
The US Department of Education says it's investigating a complaint filed against New College of Florida alleging discrimination based on disability, according to a letter sent to the college's interim president.
2023-09-13 06:52
Court decriminalises abortion across Mexico
The Supreme Court ruling means all 32 of the country's states can now provide terminations.
2023-09-07 07:56
New report finds rise in parental rights education bills has a 'chilling effect'
Since 2021, state lawmakers have introduced nearly 400 bills aimed at giving parents, government officials and concerned citizens the ability to challenge or monitor what schools teach about race and gender issues, according to a new report from the free expression advocacy group PEN America.
2023-08-25 06:18
The anti-abortion movement is fractured over what it wants from its first post-Roe GOP presidential nominee
Bernie Hayes has spent most Mondays since the overturning of Roe v. Wade meeting with friends outside of an Iowa Planned Parenthood trying to stop abortions one at a time. He huddles monthly with other like-minded activists plotting more wholesale paths to halting the procedure.
2023-08-07 04:16
Abortion rights amendment qualifies for November ballot in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Tuesday that organizers submitted enough valid signatures to put an amendment on the November ballot to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.
2023-07-26 05:49
Department of Education launches civil rights probe after lawsuit accuses Harvard of giving preferential treatment to legacy admissions
The US Department of Education has begun a civil rights investigation into whether Harvard University discriminates in its admissions process by giving preferential treatment to children of wealthy donors and alumni, roughly three weeks after a lawsuit made those allegations.
2023-07-26 05:30
California state leaders vow to provide textbooks for students after a school board rejected a social studies curriculum
After a Southern California school district rejected a state-endorsed social studies curriculum that includes material on gay rights, top state officials are vowing to buy a textbook in question and distribute it to students before the new school year.
2023-07-14 16:54
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center facing civil rights investigation for treatment of Black women giving birth
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is facing a civil rights investigation into how Black women giving birth are treated in its hospital.
2023-07-13 07:51
Trans advocates in Russia brace for proposed gender surgery ban
Elle Solomina is 36, but she says her life truly began in 2021, when she changed her gender
2023-07-12 19:45
Kamala Harris found her voice on abortion rights in the year after Dobbs. Now she's making it central to her 2024 message
Vice President Kamala Harris was fed up.
2023-06-24 20:15
Biden and Harris joining key reproductive rights groups ahead of Dobbs anniversary
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to join a trio of key reproductive rights activist groups to mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision Friday, highlighting what's expected to be a major Biden campaign plank for the 2024 presidential election.
2023-06-23 17:22