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March 23, 2024

U. S. Supreme Crt: FDA v AHM

What's at Stake for Mifepristone and FDA

States' Essential Care Policies

Political realities and ramifications for public

Madagascar Girls Sold Into Marriage

UN works with local authorities to prevent tradition

States News

Texas immigration law

NM Couy Griffin barred from office

Wa prioritizes human trafficking prosecutions

New Jersey affordable housing revamped

U S Supreme Court: FDA v. AHM

A summary of the Plaintiffs' and the Government's positions

On March 26, 2024, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (AHM). What is the case? What is the Supreme Court considering? What is the potential impact on medication abortion access and the FDA. Will mifepristone be available? Will the Court block FDA independence?

What's at Stake for Access to Medication Abortion and the FDA in the Supreme Court Case FDA v. the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine? | KFF

The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments for the case FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. This brief explains the issues at stake before the court and their implications for the drug regulatory process and medication abortion access throughout the country.

Care Matters

Report card of the states on essential care policies

The Century Foundation report card graded each state on a number of supportive family policies and worker rights and protections, such as paid sick leave and paid family leave, pregnant worker fairness, and the domestic worker bill of rights.

The goal is to show the status of essential care policies in the states, and the political realities faced and the overarching need for federal and state investment.

Care Matters: A 2024 Report Card for Policies in the States

Introduction The Century Foundation published its first care policy report card, "Care Matters," in 2021. That report card graded each state on a number

Global News

Southern Madagascar girls are promised as a wife, sometimes even before they are born

UN agencies UNICEF and UNFPA are working together with the local authorities to educate women and men about the dangers of the practice and how to treat women as equals.

First Person: Southern Madagascar, where girls are sold into marriage before they are born

Efforts are being made in the south of Madagascar to end a traditional but illegal practice in which girls are promised as a wife to older men, sometimes even before they are born. |

State News

Texas immigration law: Here's what to know about SB4 TxTribune

Utah child care providers are struggling. Lawmakers haven't helped Propublica

U. S. Supreme Court upholds decisions barring Couy Griffin from ever holding elected office in NM SourceNM

Washington governor signs 3 election bills DemocracyDocket

Seattle's pay gap between men and women just won't stop growing SeattleTimes

Alabama governor signs restrictive absentee ballot assistance bill into law DemocracyDocket

Ending gerrymandering? Ohio redistricting reform supporters outline problem and proposal in panel OhioCapJournal

Virginia lawmakers send more than 30 gun bills to skeptical governor VirginiaMercury

Nebraska Supreme Court rules state agencies can charge 'special' fees to review document requests NebraskaEaminer

New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact APNews

If you're poor, fertility treatment can be out of reach DailyMontanan

Arkansas health care workers support national call to protect IVF ArkansasAdvocate

Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana, report reveals NPR

Birth control now available in New York without prescription Gothamist

Affordable housing revamp lands on governor's desk NewJerseyMonitor

Judge rules Nevada Medicaid must cover abortion services NevadaIndependent

How NM will enforce the new deepfake disclosure law SourceNM

College financial aid program designed to exclude Mississippi's poorest students has helped children of millionaires MississippiToday

Texas libraries work to bridge state's mental health gap TxTrbune

New Wa legislation prioritizes human trafficking prosecutions and support for child victims InvestigateWest

Utah governor signs bill making it easier to ban books statewide UtahNewsDispatch

State by State abortion access status StatesNews

For Your Information

'Yearning for help': Teen dating violence survivors and allies call for more education on abuse MichiganAdvance

Domestic Violence is now recognized as a leading cause of traumatic brain injury KUNC

Women earn less than men whether they work in the same or different occupations IWPR

What should courts do if a future president invokes the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants JustSecurity

Fact Sheet: In vitro fertilization (IVF) use across the United States HHS

The Hyde Amendment and coverage for abortion services in the Post-Roe Era KFF

A diplomat's visits to Oklahoma highlight contacts between Chinese officials and community leaders accused of crimes Propublica

Trump Trial Clearinghouse JustSecurity

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