The Week in Women
Texas abortion deaths, abortion clinic buffer zones instituted in the UK, Taliban bans Afghan women's voices
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!
ProPublica reported on the preventable deaths of Josseli Barnica, a mom of one experiencing a miscarriage, and Nevaeh Crain, a teenager with pregnancy complications, both died after being denied abortion care by Texas hospitals.
A record number of women were elected to Japan’s house of representatives, but will still only make up 16% of seats.
The Taliban banned Afghan women from praying or reciting the Quran aloud in public or in front of other women.
Donald Trump described himself as a protector of women at a rally, saying he would protect them “whether the women like it or not.”
More than 400 victims have come forward alleging sexual abuse by the late head of Harrods department store, Mohamed Al Fayed.
Abortion clinic buffer zones were instituted in England and Wales this week to protect patients and staff from harassment.
…and that’s it for now. Have a great week ahead!
xx Tamar + Jill
The Week in Women comes to you thanks to research from Tamar Eisen (she/her/hers), an advocate for reproductive justice and gender equity. She lives in New York City where she spends her time teaching yoga, thrifting, and exploring new restaurants.
All I have to say about Texas' current condition in general, DeSantis blushes and he's his "brother from another mother" as the saying goes while he leads the other 20+ GOP states from that cabal with his boys Patrick, Paxton, Cruz, and Cornyn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqdMDe2pjs
I know you think Vance is any remote threat but I find him to be a Pence in a dull vacuum of subservient today who will not be the next GOP nominee if Trump loses, it has to be someone more evil, smarter, polite on the surface, and dangerous IMO- he fits the bill so far.
If Trump wins, there might be a re-match between him and O'Rourke though, considering he was the only Republican to do worse in a light Red national year than in 2018 in 2022-- that is possible in a Trump second term, given Trump is poisonous to his party, we'll see.