This week snapped our neck a bit with good and bad news- First the bad- SCOTUS decided that the HR Department at “Oppression R Us” can cite their morality as a reason to not cover birth control in their healthcare plans.
Chalk up one more reason why we need the ERA, stat!
BUT, in a strange amount of GOOD NEWS, a flurry of judicial smackdowns happened in the lower courts that left anti abortion overreachers sulking back into their sewers. For now anyway. All that plus, will Marie and Moji stump Lizz in this weeks, “Six Degrees of Abortion?” We are back, bay-beeeees!
Gathered in the Sleeper Cell
Lizz Winstead @lizzwinstead
Moji Alawode-El @mojilocks
Marie Khan @mkhanj
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Meaty Story
Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania
* https://d2qwohl8lx5mh1.cloudfront.net/MWUBLSIbIozZa67co2yJcw/content* https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/supreme-court-sidelines-women-little-sisters-of-the-poor-v-pennsylvania.html* https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/us/politics/supreme-court-obamacare-contracepti* n.html
Quick Hits
Some Important SCOTUS Highlights from Last Week
* https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/070220zor_apl1.pdf* https://www.womenslawproject.org/project/reilly-v-city-of-harrisburg/* https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca7/17-2196/17-2196-2019-02-13.html* https://www.abc57.com/news/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-south-bend-abortion-clinic-case
Six Degrees of Abortion
Javicia Leslie is the new Batwoman! https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a33263821/who-is-javicia-leslie-batwoman-tv-star/
Batwoman is on the CW < CW hosts Riverdale, one of Lizz’s favorite shows < Riverdale’s Betty Cooper IS LOUD AND PROUD FOR ABORTION ACCESS
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