GOOD NEWS: The Philippines President signed a law amending the country’s penal code by decriminalizing the consensual sexual activity of adolescents. The amendment does not apply if an adolescent is under 13 years of age.

Abortion bans are systemic discrimination and racism in action. The people they harm most are those who already face discriminatory barriers to health care, especially Black women.

📣 #AbortionIsEssential to the pursuit of reproductive & racial justice.
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Last week was #BMHW22, a week hosted by @BlkMamasMatter dedicated to enriching the dialogue surrounding Black maternal health.

The Center’s Breana Lipscomb sheds light on how to mitigate reproductive injustices that impact maternal health via @Essence:
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Center Senior Staff Attorney, Jenny Ma, joined @CrookedMedia’s What A Day podcast to discuss the devastating impact Oklahoma’s near-total abortion ban would have in the state and across the region if it is allowed to go into effect in August.
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Last week, the Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocked a law modeled after Texas's abortion ban. This unconstitutional law would ban abortions after 6 weeks and allow the law to be enforced through lawsuits. This abortion ban must be stopped for good. https://t.co/BDDO1Rqfep