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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against California's Department of Education and the California Interscholastic Federation, alleging the state's policy allowing transgender athletes to compete on teams matching their gender identity violates Title IX, the 1972 federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education programs receiving federal funding.

DOJ Sues California Over Trans Athletes Policy

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Wisconsin Court Clears Conversion Therapy Ban, Limits Legislature

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Supreme Court to Review State Bans on Trans Athletes in Sports

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Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Funding Cut in Trump Bill

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Ban

Abortion

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue states to enforce their right to choose medical providers, allowing South Carolina to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program.

SCOTUS Allows States to Cut Planned Parenthood's Medicaid Funds

GOP Rep Blames Abortion Debate for Ectopic Pregnancy Treatment Delay

UK Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortion

Ohio GOP Proposes Near-Total Abortion Ban

Georgia Woman Delivers Baby After Months on Life Support

LGBT

The University of Pennsylvania this week agreed to ban transgender women from competing in women's sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights investigation by the U.S. Education Department that concluded the school violated Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete.

UPenn Bans Transgender Athletes from Women's Sport in Deal With Trump

Tens of Thousands Defy Hungary's Ban on Pride

Trump Admin Rules California Violated Title IX on Trans Athletes

Supreme Court Backs Parents' Opt-Out Rights for LGBTQ+ Books

Trump Administration Ending LGBTQ+ Youth Suicide Hotline

Pornography & obscenity

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 Friday to uphold a Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing the majority opinion and the three liberal justices dissenting.

Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Adult Sites

Pornhub Blocks Access in France Over Age Verification Laws

Trump Signs Bill to Combat Nonconsensual Explicit Content

EU Launches Probe into Major Porn Sites Over Child Safety

GOP Bill Seeks to Redefine Obscenity Under Federal Law

Birth control

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a public alert warning women using weight-loss injections, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Saxenda, and Victoza, to use effective contraception.

UK Issues Alert on Weight-Loss Injections, Pregnancy Risks

Novel Male Birth Control Shows 2-Year Effectiveness in Trial

South Korea's Birth Rate Rises First Time in Nine Years

Japan's Birth Rate Falls to Lowest in 125 Years

Quebec Petition for Free Birth Control Reaches Nearly 100K Signatures

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