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France Becomes First Country to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Its Constitution
Abortions are still restricted in France after week 14 of pregnancy.
Alabama Bills to Protect IVF Don’t Go Far Enough, Experts Say
As lawmakers gear up to debate the protections, experts raise concerns about what the bills do and don’t address.
Federal Appeals Court Calls Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” a “First Amendment Sin”
“[The law] penalizes certain viewpoints — the greatest First Amendment sin,” the appeals panel said.
Millions of Voters Navigate New Voting Rules on Super Tuesday
New photo ID rules and other changes vary widely between individual states, districts and even polling locations.
Study of Human Placenta Samples Found Microplastics in Every Single One of Them
The study detected between 6.5 to 790 micrograms of microplastics per gram of tissue.
Despite Repression, Activists Continue to Shut Down Mountain Valley Pipeline
A vigorous protest movement has fought the project at every step of the pipeline’s path, and they aren’t giving up now.
Opponents of Bay Area Police Training Center Mobilize for Palestine
Stop Cop City Bay Area organizers say their fight for abolition is intertwined with Palestinian liberation.
Head of UNRWA Says Netanyahu and Allies Aim to Deliberately Destroy Aid Agency
Philippe Lazzarini described “a deliberate and concerted campaign to undermine its operations, and ultimately end them."
DSA Endorses “Uncommitted” Nationwide, Condemning Biden Support of Gaza Genocide
“Defeat is certain” if Biden fails to change course on Gaza between now and November, the group said.
There Are 1 Million Cases of Infectious Disease in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel has dismantled the health and hygiene systems in Gaza, making even basic illnesses potentially deadly.