Throughline by Jill Filipovic

Throughline by Jill Filipovic

The Week in Women

Medication abortion rulings, global attacks on women, and an increase in autism diagnoses for girls

Apr 17, 2023
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Hi readers, and welcome to The Week in Women, a rundown of this week’s major women’s rights stories from around the world. Here we go!

Abortion News

Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a ruling blocking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The order did not take immediate effect, givin…

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