- The state attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, ordered a halt to abortion services that are not “medically necessary” on Monday. Doctors who continue to provide abortions may be fined $1,000 or imprisoned for 180 days. Ohio’s state attorney attempted to pass a similar order but was met with opposition by Democratic state representative Tavia Galonski who fought to keep Ohio women’s clinics open following a round of negotiations.
- UK women’s rights advocates warn that a government-mandated lockdown will put 1.5 million women at risk of domestic abuse or murder.
- Trans activist Andrea James is crowdfunding to create a data mapping platform to rank online media outlets according to their perceived level of transphobia.
- Women at two leading New York hospitals will be forced to give birth alone — without support from partners or doulas — as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19 in the state.