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  Dana Watts

  

  The Terrifying Global Reach of the American Anti-Abortion Movement

  Ms. Magazine - Jodi Enda

  American conservatives have been busy launching attacks on reproductive rights on other countries, too—with disastrous consequences for millions of …

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  Dana Watts

  

  Woman forced to carry fatally ill baby to term breaks down in Congress hearing

  The Independent - Oliver Browning

  A Florida woman who was unable to get an abortion in her state - and carried to term a baby who had no kidneys - battled tears as she spoke at a Democratic committee hearing on reproductive freedom. Deborah Dorbert was asked by House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries if she wanted to share a message for the people of Florida after her “profound, poignant and powerful” testimony. “I don’t know,” Ms Dorbert said after a long pause, wiping tears from her face. Ms Dorbert’s son, Milo, died in her arms on 3 March last year shortly after he was born, just as her doctors had predicted he would. She was made aware of complications to her pregnancy at 24 weeks. By that time, it was too late to terminate the pregnancy in Florida. Read More Florida caterpillar invasion explained as white and yellow bugs swarm trees and parks Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs mutes comments on Instagram after returning to social media Firefighters rescue and give CPR to two dogs trapped in burning Florida house

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  Dana Watts

  

  It's Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives?

  NPR - Stacey Vanek Smith

  Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year. In other words, women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what men make in 12 months. 82 cents on the dollar, and less for women of …

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  Dana Watts

  

  If Your Feminism Doesn’t Include Muslim Women, It’s Not Feminism

  Bustle - Shahed Ezaydi

  Intersectionality isn’t radical, but it is necessary. Women’s History Month may be coming to an end, but we can’t end it without turning our focus to …

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  Dana Watts

  

  17 Rising Female Filmmakers to Watch in 2024

  indiewire.com - Samantha Bergeson

  From "True Detective" showrunner Issa López to "Stress Positions" director Theda Hammel, get to know this year's top new female filmmakers. Jess …

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  Dana Watts

  

  GOP Lawmaker Compares Women To Livestock And Other Idiocies

  crooksandliars.com - Chris capper Liebenthal

  Wisconsin Republicans were really stretching to try to justify an unjustifiable abortion ban. On Thursday, the Wisconsin State Assembly convened to …