In one chaotic week, the anti-abortion movement showed how major players are pulling in various directions and struggling to find a clear path forward two years after their victory of overturning Roe v. Wade. (Dias, The New York Times)
Read MoreReligion has long been central to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign to halt Ukraine’s westward drift and bring it under his sway. His army is now using violent methods to roll back religious freedoms in occupied areas while bolstering the one faith that openly backs his invasion: the Russian Orthodox Church. (Luxmoore, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreThe United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced on Monday that he would push for a warning label on social media platforms advising parents that using the platforms might damage adolescents’ mental health. (Barry, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe Outsiders was named best musical, while Merrily We Roll Along won the Tony for best revival of a musical. Stereophonic was named best play, while Appropriate won the award for best revival of a play. Among the other noteworthy winners were Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe and Jeremy Strong, all of whom took home their first Tonys. (Nordyke, Hollywood Reporter)
Read MoreThe Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision Thursday that a group of anti-abortion doctors does not have any legal basis to challenge access to mifepristone, one of the two common drugs used in medication abortion. As a result, access to mifepristone won’t change. (Weixel, The Hill)
Read MoreIn the first full calendar year following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in July 2022, approximately 642,700 medication abortions took place within the health care system, according to Guttmacher's Monthly Provision Study. Since the court's decision, 14 states have ceased nearly all abortions. (El-Bawab, ABC News)
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