On April 28, the House Committee on the Judiciary convened a hearing on the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, following a Department of Justice report alleging FACE was “weaponized” under the Biden administration. Subcommittee chair Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who introduced legislation to repeal FACE in January, presided. Enacted in 1994, FACE […]
Virginians Vote Yes for Redistricting to Reshape House Control
On April 21, Virginians voted yes on a ballot measure to allow the state to temporarily redraw congressional maps before the midterms. Virginia held a special election with only one question on the ballot: whether Virginia should be allowed to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections. The measure passed […]
Pennsylvania Court Recognizes Reproductive Autonomy Under State Equal Rights Amendment
On April 20, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a landmark ruling for reproductive rights, striking down the state’s ban on Medicaid funding for abortion. The court held that the policy violates Pennsylvania Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the equal protection provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution. The Pennsylvania Equal Rights Amendment, added to the state constitution […]
Uncertainty and Pressure: Afghans Who Aided the U.S. Fear Return to Afghanistan or Congo
Afghan refugees who have helped U.S. officials living at a former U.S. military base in Qatar have been left with an incredibly difficult decision: go back to Afghanistan under the Taliban or relocate to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration has been participating in talks with the […]
New Restrictions on the Youth Vote Hit Campuses
Recent federal actions have introduced new barriers for colleges and universities working to support student voter participation. In 2023, attorney Cleta Mitchell raised unfounded concerns about polling locations close to dormitories on campuses, citing fears of students voting without being properly informed. These sentiments have only grown since the current administration launched a probe into […]
The Clean Water for All Life Act: Policing Bodies, Not Protecting Water
The Clean Water for All Life Act (H. R. 7983) is simply another way for anti-abortion lawmakers to control women’s bodies — yet this time, under the guise of environmental regulations. This bill adds to a long list of arguments used to restrict abortion: religious objections, claims that fetuses should have full legal personhood, false […]
The DOJ Indicts the Southern Poverty Law Center in a Coordinated Attack on Civil Rights
On Tuesday, April 21, the Department of Justice indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit that for more than 50 years has documented hate and political violence, taking on the Ku Klux Klan, systemic bigotry, and the rise of Christian nationalism. The move has drawn swift backlash from civil rights advocates, who warn […]
DOJ Targets FACE Act While Anti-Abortion Violence Rises
On April 14, the Department of Justice published an 882 page report claiming that the enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act was “weaponized” under the Biden administration. FACE is a longstanding federal law designed to protect access to reproductive healthcare by prohibiting obstruction, threats, and violence directed at abortion providers, […]
UN Experts: Ban on Afghan Women Working With the UN Undermines Aid and Women’s Survival
UN experts are calling for the immediate reversal of Taliban policies that prevent Afghan women from working at or even entering United Nations offices as they warn that the ban is not only a violation of women’s rights but is also worsening Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis. According to UN experts, Afghan women, including UN staff, contractors, […]
Urgent Care Clinic in Michigan Fills Gaps in Abortion Access
As abortion clinics continue to close at alarming rates across the country, many community-based medical providers are stepping in to expand access to care. After a Planned Parenthood clinic in Marquette, Michigan shut its doors, the Marquette Medical Urgent Care, under the direction of Dr. Shawn Brown, began offering medication abortion. As Dr. Brown explained […]
From Privacy to Conversion Therapy: A Troubling Month for LGBTQ+ Rights at the Supreme Court
Over the past month, the Supreme Court of the United States has consistently made decisions that threaten the LGBTQ+ community. These attacks are rooted in the rise of Christian nationalism, which appears to be bleeding into judicial reasoning. The first major development emerged in early March, when the Court intervened in a lower court dispute […]
Texas Issues Guidance for Abortion Providers
For the first time since sweeping abortion bans reshaped reproductive care, Texas has issued guidance clarifying when physicians may legally provide abortions to protect a patient’s life. While this may reduce some uncertainty for doctors making urgent decisions, it is barely a step forward. Since 2021, when the Texas Heartbeat Act was enacted, physicians and […]
Trump Administration Revokes Protection from Greenhouse Gases
The Trump Administration has reversed a key decision from the Obama Administration, reshaping the future of climate protection in the United States. The rule in question, known as the “endangerment finding,” served as the legal foundation for federal regulations for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Now, under the Trump Administration, all greenhouse […]
Virginia’s Bill Will Finally Give Survivors Justice
On February 10, 2026, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), introduced Virginia’s Law, which would effectively require the federal government to remove the statute of limitations on sex abuse and trafficking survivors’ right to sue. The introduction comes in the wake of […]
Afghanistan Faces Growing Crises as Aid Cuts, Regional Conflict, and Diplomatic Uncertainty Deepen Civilian Suffering
Afghanistan is being pulled deeper into crisis, not by a single event but by a convergence of decisions and conflicts that continue to narrow the space for survival and accountability. In recent weeks, developments at the United Nations, renewed cross-border violence with Pakistan, and escalating conflict across the Middle East have combined to place extraordinary […]
We stand with Dolores Huerta
We stand with Dolores Huerta. Dolores has been a member of the Feminist Majority Foundation board and a close friend for decades. We have witnessed her extraordinary courage and moral clarity firsthand — which is precisely why we are not surprised she is speaking now, and not surprised she bore this alone for so long. Both facts […]
UN Report: Taliban Policies Are Driving a Health and Human Rights Crisis for Women in Afghanistan
A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, warns that Taliban policies targeting women and girls are pushing the country toward a worsening health and human rights crisis. The report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council focuses on the right to health and […]
Taliban Criminal Code Authorizes Beating of Wives as Long as It Does Not “Break Bones”
The Taliban recently enacted a sweeping new penal code that explicitly permits husbands to physically punish their wives and children, as long as the abuse does not result in broken bones or open wounds The provision is embedded in a sweeping 119-article decree signed in January by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and circulated to courts […]
The SAVE Act: New Barriers for Women to the Ballot Box
The Senate is preparing to vote on S.128, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the “SAVE Act.” Supporters argue the bill is necessary to protect election integrity. In practice, however, it would make it significantly harder for millions of eligible Americans to register and cast a ballot, particularly women and marginalized communities. […]
Major Medical Group Pushes to Restrict Trans Youth Healthcare
On February 3, 2026, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released a new position statement. It recommended that gender transition surgeries involving the chest, genitals, and face be limited to patients aged 19 and older. This made ASPS the first major American medical association to narrow its guidance on pediatric gender-affirming care. In its […]