Feminist Majority Foundation https://feminist.org/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:42:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://feminist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-fmf-globe-32x32.png Feminist Majority Foundation https://feminist.org/ 32 32 Trump Administration Revokes Protection from Greenhouse Gases https://feminist.org/news/trump-administration-revokes-protection-from-greenhouse-gases/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:42:45 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88533 The Trump Administration has reversed a key decision from the Obama Administration, reshaping the future of climate protection in the United States. The rule in question, known as the “endangerment finding,” served as the legal foundation for federal regulations for greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.  Now, under the Trump Administration, all greenhouse […]

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]]> Virginia’s Bill Will Finally Give Survivors Justice https://feminist.org/news/virginias-bill-will-finally-give-survivors-justice/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:22:33 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88530 On February 10, 2026, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), introduced Virginia’s Law, which would effectively require the federal government to remove the statute of limitations on sex abuse and trafficking survivors’ right to sue. The introduction comes in the wake of […]

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]]> Afghanistan Faces Growing Crises as Aid Cuts, Regional Conflict, and Diplomatic Uncertainty Deepen Civilian Suffering https://feminist.org/news/afghanistan-faces-converging-crises-as-aid-cuts-regional-conflict-and-diplomatic-uncertainty-deepen-civilian-suffering/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:00:53 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88527 Afghanistan is being pulled deeper into crisis, not by a single event but by a convergence of decisions and conflicts that continue to narrow the space for survival and accountability. In recent weeks, developments at the United Nations, renewed cross-border violence with Pakistan, and escalating conflict across the Middle East have combined to place extraordinary […]

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]]> We stand with Dolores Huerta https://feminist.org/news/we-stand-with-dolores-huerta/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:31:31 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88526 We stand with Dolores Huerta.  Dolores has been a member of the Feminist Majority Foundation board and a close friend for decades. We have witnessed her extraordinary courage and moral clarity firsthand — which is precisely why we are not surprised she is speaking now, and not surprised she bore this alone for so long. Both facts […]

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]]> UN Report: Taliban Policies Are Driving a Health and Human Rights Crisis for Women in Afghanistan  https://feminist.org/news/un-report-taliban-policies-are-driving-a-health-and-human-rights-crisis-for-women-in-afghanistan/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:03:38 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88525 A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, warns that Taliban policies targeting women and girls are pushing the country toward a worsening health and human rights crisis. The report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council focuses on the right to health and […]

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]]> Taliban Criminal Code Authorizes Beating of Wives as Long as It Does Not “Break Bones” https://feminist.org/news/taliban-criminal-code-authorizes-beating-of-wives-as-long-as-it-does-not-break-bones/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:59:14 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88522 The Taliban recently enacted a sweeping new penal code that explicitly permits husbands to physically punish their wives and children, as long as the abuse does not result in broken bones or open wounds  The provision is embedded in a sweeping 119-article decree signed in January by Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and circulated to courts […]

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]]> The SAVE Act: New Barriers for Women to the Ballot Box https://feminist.org/news/the-save-act-new-barriers-for-women-to-the-ballot-box/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:14 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88519 The Senate is preparing to vote on S.128, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the “SAVE Act.” Supporters argue the bill is necessary to protect election integrity. In practice, however, it would make it significantly harder for millions of eligible Americans to register and cast a ballot, particularly women and marginalized communities. […]

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]]> Major Medical Group Pushes to Restrict Trans Youth Healthcare https://feminist.org/news/major-medical-group-restricts-trans-youth-healthcare/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:22:22 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88516 On February 3, 2026, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released a new position statement. It recommended that gender transition surgeries involving the chest, genitals, and face be limited to patients aged 19 and older. This made ASPS the first major American medical association to narrow its guidance on pediatric gender-affirming care.   In its […]

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]]> Reproductive Freedom Is On the Ballot in Virginia This November https://feminist.org/news/reproductive-freedom-is-on-the-ballot-in-virginia-this-november/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:18:41 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88513 On February 6, 2026, newly-elected Governor Abigail Spanberger signed four bills to place constitutional amendments on Virginia’s ballot this November. Two of the proposed amendments would protect reproductive rights and same-sex marriage. The other two would restore voting rights to former incarcerated individuals and change the state’s redistricting process. Together, these measures center on one […]

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]]> Arizona Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions After Voter Amendment https://feminist.org/news/arizona-court-strikes-down-abortion-restrictions-after-voter-amendment/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:12:28 +0000 https://feminist.org/?p=88510 On February 6, an Arizona state court struck down several abortion restrictions, ruling that they violated an abortion rights amendment. This amendment, Proposition 139, Right to Abortion Initiative, was approved by voters in 2024. The case, Isaacson v. Arizona, was brought by a group of physicians, the Arizona Medical Association, and other medical organizations. They […]

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