Deborah Rhode

2 months ago | verdict.justia.com | Joanna L. Grossman |Lawrence Friedman |Katherine T. Bartlett |Deborah Rhode

The first week of Trump’s second presidency was head-spinning, and not in a good way. His first batch of executive orders was largely about unleashing harm—in even more reckless and nihilistic ways than in his first administration. For sexual and reproductive health across the globe, this means trouble. One of his first actions was to reinstate the so-called global gag rule, which prevents organizations abroad from even mentioning abortion to patients if they receive any U.S. foreign aid.

Jan 17, 2025 | verdict.justia.com | Joanna L. Grossman |Lawrence Friedman |Katherine T. Bartlett |Deborah Rhode

On a whim last December, I decided to create a “Texas Hates Mothers and Children Advent Calendar” on Bluesky, the social media app where millions ended up after Elon Musk turned X (formerly Twitter) into a hate-filled disaster. In the spirit of a season that revolves around mother and child, I posted a not-so-fun fact every day from December 1 to December 25 about the many ways that the State of Texas has shown its total disregard for the well-being of women and children.

Jun 6, 2024 | verdict.justia.com | Joanna L. Grossman |Lawrence Friedman |Katherine T. Bartlett |Deborah Rhode

Margaret Young was an artist and an art lover. She died in Orlando, Florida, in 2005. She left money in trust for one daughter, Kit Knotts, for life; and she left money in another trust for a second daughter, Dee Miller, also for life. After the death of each daughter, the money left in each trust was to go to the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA).

May 20, 2024 | verdict.justia.com | Joanna L. Grossman |Lawrence Friedman |Katherine T. Bartlett |Deborah Rhode

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) into law. This bipartisan law provides long overdue protection for people who work while pregnant and need workplace accommodations due to the physical and mental effects of pregnancy. Although there has been some protection against pregnancy discrimination in federal law since 1978, this bill fills a gap in the law that had left many workers without necessary, though often minor and costless, accommodations.

Aug 15, 2023 | verdict.justia.com | Joanna L. Grossman |Lawrence Friedman |Katherine T. Bartlett |Deborah Rhode

Earlier this year, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit, Zurawski v. State of Texas, on behalf of several women who needed emergent abortion care when their planned, wanted pregnancies went south either because the pregnancy became non-viable or its continuation threatened the woman’s life or health.