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Inauguration Day is here. So are mixed emotions for 19th readers.
We asked our readers how they feel about the Biden-Harris inauguration — if you’re feeling anything from worried to hopeful, you’re not alone.
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Medical experts worry about fallout from Supreme Court abortion ruling
The January ruling holds that people seeking medication abortions must pick up the pill in person — going against an emerging medical consensus.
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Trump wielded toxic masculinity as a weapon. It hurt America.
His gendered attacks unleashed a poison in U.S. politics that culminated in the violent insurrection that will define his presidency.
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New bill could make California the first state to ban intersex surgeries for young children
If passed, California would become the first state in the nation to bar the surgeries for kids under age 6.
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In confirmation hearings, Treasury nominee Janet Yellen specifies who she’s fighting for: Women and people of color
If confirmed, Yellen’s top priority as the country’s first woman Treasury secretary would be to put in place programs that help those most affected by the pandemic recession.
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Biden will form a council dedicated to policy that affects women and girls
“Too many women are struggling to make ends meet and support their families, and too many are lying awake at night worried about their children’s economic future,” he said.
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‘Today, many of us feel valued:’ North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination bills as ban expires
In 2016, the state banned LGBTQ+ protections in a compromise repeal of its anti-trans bathroom bill. Now, the ban is expiring.
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Biden is set to undo Trump’s international abortion restrictions. Experts say it isn’t enough.
Research suggests the restrictions, which stem from the so-called “Mexico City policy,” have increased unintended pregnancy rates abroad. Advocates are calling for the policy’s permanent end.
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Andrea M. Hall, who will recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the inauguration, knows what it’s like to be a “first”
She carved a path for Black women firefighters in Georgia, and now, she will represent those essential workers at Wednesday’s inauguration.
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Biden appoints Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health, a historic first for transgender people
If approved, Levine would be the first ever Senate-confirmed trans official in U.S. history.