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First Thing: Chevron’s carbon offsets are ‘mostly junk and some may harm’

Investigation finds 93% of fossil fuel company’s climate pledge offsets are worthless. Plus, the truth about booze: how alcohol really affects your body

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

GOP moves to limit abortion pill in US

A House panel advanced a 2024 budget bill that would block the ability to access the abortion drug via telehealth

Salon · May 24, 2023

‘I will do the same again’: activists continue fight against Poland’s strict abortion laws

Justyna Wydrzyńska, who was convicted for providing abortion pills, refuses to give up campaign for legal terminations

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

Mother forced to give birth to stillborn son joins lawsuit against Texas abortion ban

Fifteen women have joined a lawsuit against the state of Texas citing unclear restrictive

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

South Carolina's only women senators to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate

The only five women in South Carolina’s 46-member Senate have vowed to resist new abortion restrictions up for debate after the group filibustered a near-total ban last month

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

South Carolina passes six-week abortion ban after heated debate

The law, which the governor has promised to sign, will ban abortion before most people know they are pregnant

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023

Texas Senate votes to extend Medicaid for new moms after adding anti-abortion language

AUSTIN – The GOP-led Senate agreed to give a full year of health care coverage to low-income women who’ve just given birth, but tacked on anti-abortion language that could complicate the bill’s passage.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

DeSantis envisions ‘quarter-century’ of far-right majority in the supreme court

Speaking to Christian media, the Florida governor suggested a 7-2 conservative majority in the high court if he is elected president

The Guardian - US · May 23, 2023

Nebraska lawmakers guard ‘clearly ill’ senator brought from hospital to help pass stricter abortion ban

State senator Julie Slama says she is recovering from serious illness while casting decisive vote to restrict abortion and trans healthcare

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

What Greek mythology teaches us about women’s resistance and rebellion

After some hard-fought victories, women’s rights are threatened again in many parts of the world. In the United States, the Supreme Court overturned women’s right to abortion in June 2022; women have also been leaving the workforce since the COVID-19 pandemic, in many cases to care for children and elderly…

The Conversation · May 23, 2023