The 19th Explains: Why a Texas ban on D&E abortions matters
Reporter. Published. August 19, 2021, 6:56 a.m. PT. Dilation & evacuation — also known as a D&E — is the most common way of performing an abortion in the second trimester. But a federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a law banning it in Texas, which could make the state the first in the nation to implement a ban on the procedure.
What it’s like to be a pregnant trans man in America - The 19th
Dec 7, 2023 · Pregnant transmasculine people are vulnerable within a medical system that doesn’t understand them — so they’re turning to other trans people for help and solace. Sam Guido hadn’t wanted to give birth in a hospital at all — he was afraid to be there. As a transmasculine and nonbinary person, they had faced the same ignorance and ...
What is Project 2025? See full PDF summary document - The 19th
Jul 16, 2024 · Heritage Foundation has been releasing a “Mandate for Leadership” ahead of incoming presidential administrations since the early 1980s. Project 2025 is the latest iteration aimed at a second Trump administration. The former president has tried to distance himself, writing on his social media site Truth Social, “I know nothing about ...
Forced sterilization is legal in 31 states, new report shows - The 19th
Feb 4, 2022 · A new report shows that 31 states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing permanent forced sterilizations. Little discussed and largely unmonitored, the issue grabbed national attention last summer when the pop star Britney Spears testified that she was forced to use birth control by her father. While Spears was not subject to surgical sterilization, her …
School dress codes challenged by students, activists - The 19th
Jan 12, 2022 · Students and activists, many of them in the South, are challenging rigid dress codes that often target girls, students of color and LGBTQ+ youth. One reason Riley O’Keefe prefers 10th grade to ninth is that she can dress more comfortably. That includes wearing tank tops, a style of clothing that was, until recently, off limits to girls at her ...
Biden administration releases new transgender federal prison policy
Jan 26, 2022 · The new policy moves toward fulfilling Biden’s campaign promise to combat widespread abuse facing transgender people behind bars. An NBC News investigation in 2020 found that of the nearly 5,000 transgender people detained in state prisons, just 15 total had been housed according to their lived genders, exposing them to discrimination, harassment and …
Bills to put period products in schools hit with anti-trans backlash
Aug 26, 2024 · As anti-transgender rhetoric has picked up momentum in state chambers, period poverty bills have been caught in the crosshairs. Numerous states have passed legislation that bans trans and nonbinary students from using restrooms or playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. The Republicans who support the anti-trans ...
The history of Donald Trump’s sexual assault allegations - The 19th
Oct 26, 2023 · A month before the 2016 presidential election, a leaked tape revealed Donald Trump bragging about grabbing women’s genitals, captured on a hot mic during a 2005 “Access Hollywood” taping. In the immediate aftermath, many condemned his words.That included many Republican politicians who voiced their disapproval and disgust — but quickly returned to …
The 19th Explains: What to know about Texas’ abortion law
Sep 1, 2021 · The 19th thanks our sponsors. Become one. The law, which originally took effect at midnight on September 1, empowers private citizens to sue anyone they believe may have “aided or abetted” someone getting an abortion after six weeks, which has caused confusion. Under the law, Senate Bill 8, patients themselves cannot be sued for seeking an ...
Why some states are requiring ID to see adult content, porn online
Jan 29, 2024 · In 2022, Louisiana became the first state to introduce and pass a law requiring websites that host adult content to verify that users are over 18 years old. Last year, six more states, including Virginia, passed similar laws, in some cases directly copying the language used in the Louisiana bill. According to the Free Speech Coalition, the ...