“If I was not supported in switching teams, I most likely would have stopped playing squash…which is not a decision that any person should ever have to make: to choose yourself or your sport. We deserve to have both.” bit.ly/4iqZvLi
Utah lawmakers recently made their state the first to ban fluoride in their public water supply. on.wsj.com/3Fm4L4v
Some Michigan lawmakers have introduced legislation that would ban gender-affirming care for minors. bit.ly/3DzRyEA
Delaware lawmakers are working to protect reproductive rights in their state constitution. bit.ly/4bOKdgR
Lawmakers in Missouri are working to repeal a voter-passed ballot measure to improve the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws. bit.ly/4iPxugc
Lawmakers in at least eight states have introduced legislation that would charge women who get abortions with murder. bit.ly/4kG7mpO
A recent study found that the rate of sepsis in pregnant women in Texas who lost pregnancies in their second trimester jumped by more than 50% since the state’s near-total abortion ban took effect in 2022. to.pbs.org/3D35yXj
Pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced legislation to provide free meals to all students and eliminate existing school debt. bit.ly/3QXSjdv
Lawmakers in New Mexico are advancing legislation to protect abortion providers in their state. bit.ly/3XBXwLS
Washington lawmakers could make their state the next to require a permit for all gun purchases. bit.ly/4iDf0j1
Lawmakers in Wisconsin have introduced a slew of legislation aimed at rolling back the rights of trans folks in their state. bit.ly/4hbeqrB
Missouri lawmakers are advancing legislation to reinstate their state’s abortion ban despite the fact that voters passed a ballot measure to codify abortion in their constitution last November. bit.ly/3FccLET
Lawmakers in at least 10 states have introduced legislation that would redefine abortion as homicide, meaning those who get the procedure could be charged with murder. bit.ly/4hTZxLr
Lawmakers in Oklahoma are advancing legislation that would criminalize providing an abortion or abortion pills in the state. bit.ly/4h7FFDq
The top issues being discussed in the Minnesota legislature this session include a state Equal Rights Amendment, infrastructure funding, and more. bit.ly/43mazow
New Jersey lawmakers are working to advance a series of bills aimed at keeping their constituents safe from gun violence. bit.ly/3QKVsxu
In at least nine states, lawmakers have introduced legislation that could undermine their constituents’ right to same-sex marriage. nbcnews.to/41pyJfk
Lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced legislation that would require their Department of Health Services to report data on those who undergo fertility treatments in the state. bit.ly/43lscVl
Some lawmakers in Georgia are considering measures that would negatively impact the lives of trans folks in their state if passed. bit.ly/3XhNsHA
Some lawmakers in West Virginia want to remove exceptions for rape and incest from their state’s near-total abortion ban. bit.ly/41uI4DK
