59 posts tagged ‘jezebel’
Dr. Oz, Who Thinks All Abortion Is 'Murder,' Could Now Have Power Over Abortion Access
Jezebel,
Trump tapped the failed GOP Senate candidate to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which is the department responsible for investigating hospitals if they fail to provide emergency abortion services.
If Paul Mescal Is Looking for Someone, I Mean Something, to Climb...
Mescal told <em>Variety</em> that he got "roped into" singing karaoke while promoting <em>Gladiator II</em> in Japan—and he chose a perfect song, in my opinion.
Planned Parenthood Affiliate in Missouri Now Supports Abortion Limit It Very Recently Opposed
There’s been a simmering debate in the reproductive rights movement about how to proceed now that Roe v. Wade is gone: Should advocates re-enshrine Roe at the state level, or, knowing the decision never guaranteed full access, push for something better? Read more...
Miscarriages in Gaza Have Increased 300% Under Israeli Bombing
At Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, a woman identified by Doctors Without Borders as Maha sought a delivery room as she began going into labor, but was denied: “All the delivery rooms were full,” an emergency coordinator working with the humanitarian group recounted in a news release published Wednesday. Maha “knew… Read more...
Emmys 2024 Red Carpet: Fashionably Late!
Aaaaannnd we’re back. Delayed four months due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Emmys—arguably television’s second biggest night (where do they stand against the Golden Globes??)—are finally here. Anthony Anderson will be hosting the 75th annual awards ceremony and, as long as he doesn’t blab on about being… Read more...
Woman Sues Lyft After Driver Raped & Impregnated Her, Accuses Them of ‘Prioritizing Profit Over Safety’
A Florida woman filed a lawsuit against Lyft this week alleging that her driver raped her twice in 2019 while she was intoxicated and impregnated her, resulting in a child that was confirmed to be biologically his. In her lawsuit, Tabatha Means says her driver, who isn’t named in the suit, made inappropriate comments… Read more...
Jury Decides Not to Prosecute Black Woman in Ohio for Having a Miscarriage
A grand jury in Trumbull County, Ohio, has decided not to charge Brittany Watts with a felony abuse of a corpse charge for having a miscarriage 22 weeks into her pregnancy, county prosecutors announced on Thursday. The decision comes after Watts’ case sparked national outrage that a Black woman was being criminalized… Read more...
Her Story Helped Elect a Pro-Choice Governor. Now She’s Fighting for a Rape Exception to Kentucky's Abortion Ban.
In the summer of 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Hadley Duvall wrote a Facebook post about being impregnated after her stepfather raped her when she was 12 years old. Duvall, who’s now 21, eventually miscarried the rape-induced pregnancy. That was the first time she publicly shared her story, she… Read more...