Feminist Majority Foundation https://feminist.org/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:50:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://feminist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-fmf-globe-32x32.png Feminist Majority Foundation https://feminist.org/ 32 32 Women’s Equality Day: Many Gains, Still Work To Do https://feminist.org/news/womens-equality-day-many-gains-still-work-to-do/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:50:33 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88684 On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was certified, prohibiting the denial of the right to vote on the basis of sex. More than a century later, Women’s Equality Day commemorates that historic victory and the generations of suffragists who fought to secure it.  Women have won extraordinary gains in the 106 years since the […]

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]]> Trump’s FDA Pick Raises Concerns Over Science, Abortion Access, and Food Safety https://feminist.org/news/trumps-fda-pick-raises-concerns-over-science-abortion-access-and-food-safety/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:09:09 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88680 On Wednesday, August 19, President Trump announced that he will nominate Dr. Heidi Overton as the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner. Overton’s nomination comes as the country battles a multistate cyclospora outbreak, which continues to raise serious concerns about the health and safety of the nation’s food supply. If she is confirmed, she […]

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]]> Idaho Abortion Ban Blocked When Pregnancy Threatens Patient’s Health https://feminist.org/news/idaho-abortion-ban-blocked-when-pregnancy-threatens-patients-health/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:04:39 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88678 On August 13, 2026, a federal district court ruled in Idaho that the 14th Amendment protects the right to abortion when a pregnant person’s life or health is seriously threatened, blocking Idaho from enforcing its abortion bans in those circumstances.  The ruling invalidates two Idaho laws to the extent that they prohibit doctors from providing […]

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]]> UN Experts: Five Years On, the World Must Not Normalize Taliban Rule https://feminist.org/news/un-experts-five-years-on-the-world-must-not-normalize-taliban-rule/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:54:03 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88677 Five years is a short period in a country’s history. For a child, it’s a lifetime. That’s the framing more than two dozen UN human rights experts used in a joint statement marking five years since the Taliban’s return to power. For Afghan women and girls, it’s the clearest measure of what’s been lost – […]

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]]> North Carolina State Legislature Advances New Restrictions on Voting https://feminist.org/news/north-carolina-state-legislature-advances-new-restrictions-on-voting/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:44:38 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88675 The North Carolina State Legislature is advancing a sweeping overhaul of the state’s election laws that would change how early voting, ballot challenges, voter registration, and election audits are conducted. H.B. 958 passed the NC House 66-47 on June 30 and the Senate 28-13 on July 28, with Republicans voting unanimously in favor of the […]

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]]> Massachusetts Expands Later Term Abortion Access https://feminist.org/news/massachusetts-expands-later-term-abortion-access/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:40:16 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88673 Early Monday morning on August 10, 2026, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act into law, expanding access to abortion later in pregnancy and removing the state’s previous 24-week gestational limit. Under the new law, healthcare providers can determine whether abortion care is medically appropriate based on their professional judgment. […]

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]]> The U.S. Maternal Health Crisis Is Preventable. Congress Must Act on the Momnibus https://feminist.org/news/the-u-s-maternal-health-crisis-is-preventable-congress-must-act-on-the-momnibus/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:34:03 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88671 As the United States continues to face a maternal health crisis, health care providers, advocates, and lawmakers are calling on Congress to pass legislation aimed at improving maternal health outcomes and expanding access to maternity care.  On Thursday, August 6, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure […]

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]]> Tate Brothers Face Growing Legal Reckoning Over Alleged Violence Against Women and Girls https://feminist.org/news/tate-brothers-face-growing-legal-reckoning-over-alleged-violence-against-women-and-girls/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:58:21 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88669 Andrew and Tristan Tate will appear before a U.S. magistrate judge on Thursday, August 13, as they seek release from federal custody while they await potential extradition to the United Kingdom. The Tates’ lawyers have filed to release the brothers, writing that it would be “extraordinarily difficult for [them] to travel undetected or avoid attention.” […]

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]]> Why Texas v. Kennedy Matters for Disability Rights and Women https://feminist.org/news/why-texas-v-kennedy-matters-for-disability-rights-and-women/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:27:48 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88667 Just days after the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights advocates are warning that one of the nation’s foundational civil rights protections is under threat. The lawsuit Texas v. Kennedy challenges federal regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, raising concerns about the future of disability rights […]

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]]> FreeBC Offers All Kinds of Birth Control At No Cost https://feminist.org/news/freebc-offers-all-kinds-of-birth-control-at-no-cost/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:24:14 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88665 In this age of legal attacks on birth control access and shifting Medicaid coverage, a new online resource has emerged to educate people about the birth control methods available to them—and provide them for no fee. The website FreeBC now offers comprehensive information about every effective birth control method, from pills, patches and rings to […]

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