Students for Life want Republicans to propose a federal ‘Bereaved Parents’ Rights’ Act which would mandate the burial or cremation of miscarriages—opening the door to arresting women who dispose of their miscarriages ‘improperly’: https://jessica.substack.com/i/164837481/anti-abortion-glossary

Confirmation hearings begin today for Trump’s first slate of judicial picks for his second term and Reproductive Freedom for All has what to know ahead of confirmation: https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/news/memo-trumps-judicial-noms-what-to-know-ahead-of-confirmation-hearings/

Court Accountability delves into one of this week’s confirmation hearings, Josh Divine, a Missouri District Court nominee with an anti-abortion background: https://courtaccountability.substack.com/p/judicial-nominee-josh-divine-is-part

In its second case brought under Arizona’s new voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit with its partners challenging three groups of laws encompassing dozens of statutes and regulations that remain in effect: https://reproductiverights.org/arizona-abortion-restrictions-constitutional-amendment/

For years now, the Texas legislature has been providing the blueprint for anti-abortion state legislatures across the country—which is why Senate Bill 2880 that just passed the Texas Senate should be a particular cause for concern, even though it will not advance for a full state House vote: https://www.jezebel.com/texas-senate-passes-bill-making-it-harder-to-challenge-anti-abortion-laws-in-court

Emergency contraception deserts are arising in many areas of the United States where morning-after pills, although still legal everywhere, have become almost impossible to find due to a combination of misconceptions about their function and ongoing drug store closures. Some suggest that wider availability of morning-after pills at convenience stores and other non-traditional outlets, such… READ MORE>>

Carrie Baker, professor of Women and Gender Studies at Smith College, joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the consequences Republican Medicaid cuts will have on low-income Americans (Video): https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/house-republicans-vote-to-defund-hundreds-of-planned-parenthood-clinics-240345157561

Valerie Tarico shares seven takeaways from a national meeting on male contraception: https://wibm.substack.com/p/seven-takeaways-from-a-national-meeting-on-male-contraception

The Washington Post looked deeper into the math behind a recent report on mifepristone from a right-wing think tank (Paywall): https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/12/abortion-pill-medication-abortion-study-mifepristone/

Ms. Magazine’s Dr. Michele Goodwin breaks down Adriana Smith’s case, and the cases of other women who, like Smith, have been disrespected and desecrated in death thanks to abortion bans and pregnancy exclusion laws (Podcast): https://msmagazine.com/podcast/fifteen-minutes-of-feminism-dead-pregnant-and-imprisoned-in-georgia-the-adriana-smith-case/