The U.S. continues to wage a war on its children.

This is the most extreme abortion ban ever introduced in South Carolina and it’s an egregious attack on autonomy, privacy, speech, and safety. We CANNOT stay silent.

On Sept. 30, Planned Parenthood closed its only two Louisiana clinics due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts.

Antiabortion violence isn’t new. But this year, the terrain shifted in dangerous ways.

On Oct. 3, 1977, Rosie Jiménez—a 27-year-old mother, student and aspiring teacher in McAllen, Texas—died after being denied Medicaid coverage for abortion. Nearly 50 years later, the policy that killed her is still on the books.

Fever itself can endanger fetal development—which is why Tylenol remains an important tool for protecting moms and babies.

On the 25th anniversary of FDA approval of mifepristone, reproductive rights supporters are celebrating the creative, determined and courageous advocates who brought this medication to market. @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2025/09/25/r...

From Germany to South Africa to Great Britain to Japan, ultranationalist movements have seized on Charlie Kirk's death. The irony here is hard to ignore: these same groups that often decry globalization are adopting an international message based on American politics.

"It’s about ensuring the truth cannot be buried and that those who cause harm are held to account. Survivors deserve to see the full scope of the files, and the public deserves to understand how such exploitation was allowed to persist for so long." #BelieveSurvivors #StandWithSurvivors

A must-read: @msmagazine.com is running an important 4-part series about the rise in anti-abortion violence under the Trump administration. It feels especially timely this week, as conservatives try to paint the left as politically violent in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.

"if we’re going to get real equality, we have to have a constitutional guarantee of equality." for the latest episode of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to ms. executive ed kathy spillar about the promise of the equal rights amendment. read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

The Trump administration falsely conflated birth control and abortion in a statement to the New York Times. By falsely blurring the line between birth control and abortion, they hope to gain public support and momentum in their efforts to make both harder and harder to access.

Texas’ abortion bans have driven hundreds of physicians to leave the state, retire early, or avoid practicing and training there altogether.

Behind the ERA battle: Big Business feared equality would cost billions in wages and workplace protections.

More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.” (Published July)

"The premise of this show—and a growing number of shows like it—is that our rights are up for debate. That it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality is a mistake ... There’s a difference between reporting on toxic bigotry and platforming it."

A few months ago, I got invited to go on the massively popular podcast, “Diary of a CEO.” Here’s why I said no. jessica.substack.com/p/anti-femin...

Power to the people! They will not silence us! @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2025/08/22/a...

In the Fall issue, we explore the deadly risks abortion rights advocates face, the impact of Trump-era immigration policies, the fight to protect Syria’s ‘village of women,’ how Medicaid and SNAP cuts threaten women and children, and more.

Because the Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls. Because the Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls! Because the Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls!!!

“It’s a time in which people are feeling overwhelmed with just the last six months... But this is a victory, and it’s an incredibly important victory.”

When Ohio's 24-hour waiting period was in place, only 6% of people could get an appointment the next day. Just a reminder that wait periods are NOT necessary, waste people's time, and prevent people from getting access to care. www.axios.com/local/clevel...

despicable. we won’t go back. apnews.com/article/wome...

It was so interesting to work on this @msmagazine.com article about the E. Jean Carroll trial after @michelegoodwin.bsky.social interviewed Carroll and her lawyer Roberta Kaplan for Ms.' On the Issues podcast!

Dispelling dangerous myths: how contraception works, why it’s not an abortifacient, and how it saves lives.

"The Trump administration would rather burn contraceptives than help women and girls in developing nations."

Had the opportunity to meet and work with a young intern at @msmagazine.com this summer: Simone Jacques, a Spelman grad, doing that great Black feminist work. Check out her take on the "great jeans" debate:

DWC Members sent a letter calling out recent cases of people impersonating ICE to abuse women. We demand DHS and ICE wear visible identification to stop enabling impersonators. Women deserve to be safe. We’ll keep fighting.

Bigotry doesn’t always present as a Unite the Right rally or violence in our nation’s capital. Sometimes, it comes with a demure smile and a sweet, “It’s just my personal belief.” Special thanks to @rachelwells1.bsky.social My latest for @msmagazine.com #medsky msmagazine.com/2025/08/09/w...

Although the majority of respondents indicated they support Trump, a “considerable” number of young men polled said they voted for Trump in November but currently dislike him.

Important July updates in last month's WOW Report!

Thank you so much to John Ray from the Young Men Research Project for speaking with me for this @msmagazine.com article!

I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have written this essay for the Aug/Sept print issue of Girls' Life Magazine (on newsstands now!). It's about an eating disorder I had during college (which I'm very recovered from now) but I'm hoping this article might be helpful for other people.

As a denim ad glorifies whiteness under the guise of ‘great genes,’ feminists are left asking: Whose America is this?

In a state still reeling from Roe’s fall, one OB-GYN is building a future where no one is turned away—regardless of income, immigration status or circumstance.

Long before the Epstein scandal cracked Trump’s image among his base, feminists and gender violence prevention advocates had been warning about his misogyny and the dangers of normalizing it.

A new law allows doctors to deny treatment based on ‘conscience.’ Now a woman has been denied prenatal care.

A 35-year-old mother in Tennessee was denied prenatal care simply because she’s not married. All women, regardless of if they are married or not, deserve health care. msmagazine.com/2025/07/24/p...

Texas state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who wrote the state’s abortion ban, was accused of paying for multiple abortions. Keep score with us:

A lot of important news this month!

An excerpt from my forthcoming book is in the Abortion, Every Day newsletter tonight!

They’re also burning 500 tons of food aid meant for hungry children.

“You’re not drugging me by any chance, are you?” Gisèle Pelicot once asked her husband. He had broken down in tears, asking, “How can you accuse me of such a thing?” msmagazine.com/2025/07/15/g...

Men are posing as immigration officers to intimidate, kidnap and assault women. When government officials snatch people off the streets without a warrant or showing a badge, it emboldens criminals to do the same. msmagazine.com/2025/...

A 72-year-old survivor who exposed France’s largest mass rape case has turned her ordeal into a rallying cry—and is now celebrated with France’s highest civilian honor.

So much fun to work on this piece about Bea Feitler, the former @msmagazine.com art director who designed the original October 1975 cover that the new Summer 2025 print cover is paying homage to.

Former residents say Liberty’s Godparent Home used shame and faith to force adoptions.

"They're laying the groundwork to put women and doctors in jail -- or on death row -- at the same time as abortion bans are leaving miscarrying women bleeding out in ERs." #MsReads via @jillfilipovic.bsky.social

Multiple men have been arrested in at least three states since Trump’s inauguration for allegedly posing as immigration enforcement officers to perpetrate sexual violence against immigrant women.

My latest for @msmagazine.com is an earnest plea for understanding from Rep. Kat Cammack. The uncertainty of the #reprorights landscape & cruelty of politicians like Ken Paxton are scaring doctors. Not liberal fearmongering. #medsky #obsky #kenpaxton #pregnancy msmagazine.com/2025/07/10/r...