AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatar6 days agoArizona voters already rendered their judgment on the abortion banMSNBC - Symone D. Sanders-TownsendA low-turnout race two years ago may prove key to protecting abortion access in the Grand Canyon State after the state’s Supreme Court restored an …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoThe 8 greatest female rulers of the ancient worldhistoryskills.comWhenever people talk about the great people of history, most discussions focus on male rulers: either powerful kings or mighty emperors. However, …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarGov. Hochul to Republicans trying to control women's bodies: 'Just leave us alone!'MSNBCNew York Governor Kathy Hochul joins MSNBC's the Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the threat to the medication abortion and other news in the state of New …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarLesbian Power Couple: Top Sniper and Machine-Gunner Are Taking on Putin’s ArmyThe Daily Beast - Klara Vlahčević LisinskiOlga tells The Daily Beast that she and her machine-gun-toting girlfriend are taking the fight to Putin’s monsters. “If I tell you the number of my …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTexas Republicans push death penalty for women who get abortions and IVF (video)boingboing.net - Carla SinclairHorrifying undercover footage (see below) shows Texas Republican officials supporting the death penalty for women who get an abortion or IVF …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTrans chaplain speaks to Tennessee legislature as Republicans try to erase people like heradvocate.com - Christopher WigginsDahron Johnson told The Advocate why the speaking engagement was significant and what she hoped it did for transgender people’s representation amid …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatar'It's really just about control': GOP stops hiding agenda targeting womenMSNBCAny pretense that Republicans were happy to stop at state-level abortion bans, or even that abortion bans are really about protecting "unborn life" …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarMore than six in 10 US abortions in 2023 were done by medication — a significant jump since 2020Associated Press - By LAURA UNGARMore than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were done through medication, up from 53% in 2020, new research shows. The Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, said about 642,700 medication abortions took place in the first full calendar year …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsWatch Live: Biden says he will restore Roe v. WadeScripps NewsPresident Joe Biden will give his third State of the Union address Thursday.President Biden arrived to address a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at 9:17 p.m. Eastern Time, having detoured around protesters between the White House and the Capitol who criticized the Biden administration response to the Israel-Hamas war.His address to a divided Congress outlines the path ahead: The domestic economy, reproductive rights, immigration and how the U.S. approaches global leadership. Veiled criticism is expected for Donald Trump, President Biden's widely anticipated rival in the 2024 general election.Watch Scripps News' live coverage leading up to the address:.sn-iframe-wrapper-section {position: relative;overflow: hidden;width: 100%;padding-top: 56.25%;display: block;margin-bottom: .5em;}.sn-iframe-wrapper-section iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;bottom: 0;right: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;}President Biden spent several minutes after arriving to greet lawmakers, administration officials and guests at the address. At one point, chants of "four more years" could be heard from attendees.President Biden began his address at 9:26 Eastern Time.He opened recalling moments of crisis the United States has faced before."Not since President Lincoln and the Civil War have freedom and democracy have been under assault at home as they are today. What makes our moment rare is that freedom and democracy are under attack both at home and overseas at the very same time," the president said. "If anyone in this room thinks Putin will stop at Ukraine, I assure you he will not," he said.President Biden had immediate criticism for former president Donald Trump's approach to Russia and NATO, warning against his predecessor Donald Trump's message of concession to Russian President Vladimir Putin."It's outrageous, it's dangerous and it's unacceaptable, President Biden said. Abortion and reproductive rightsPresident Biden has made protecting abortion rights and reproductive health care a key part of his campaign this year. In speeches he has rallied around restoring the protections lost when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.In his address, he reiterated his desire to restore abortion protections and the need to have Congress on board."If you, the American people, send me a Congress that supports the right to choose I promise you I will restore Roe v. Wade as the law of the land again," President Biden said.Notable guests of the Bidens at this year's …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsFirst IVF baby born in US is attending the State of the Union in support of IVF rightsUSA TODAYElizabeth Carr, the first IVF baby born in the U.S., is a guest of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine for President Biden's State of the Union address.
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarIris Apfel: Her Life in Photosverified_publisherVanity Fair - By Eve BateyThe style inspiration and late-in-life influencer died Friday at age 102. Born on August 29, 1921, Iris Apfel remained a figure of vibrancy and life until her passing Friday at the age of 102. The lifelong New Yorker, who co-owned textile company Old World Weavers from 1950 to 1992, became a …
AvatarSamantha MatthewsAvatarAvatarHow Brazilian Dancer Ingrid Silva Is Changing the World — Starting with Ballet! (Exclusive)verified_publisherPeople - Gillian TellingBrazilian dancer Ingrid Silva knows she doesn't look like your so-called "typical" ballerina — and she's more than proud of that. Still, she wishes some of the brands that make shoes, tights and leotards would catch up. "I've been with Dance Theater of Harlem for a decade, and I've had to color my …