“It's something that's really important to make sure this institution actually works for more younger people and new parents,” said Rep. Sara Jacobs, one of the proposal’s co-sponsors.

The bill affirms the legal right to abortion and miscarriage care and would protect patients and providers from criminalization.

Her confirmation hearings showed an extraordinary contrast between Jackson’s worthiness and judicial temperament, and Republican senators’ tirades and temper tantrums.

There is a long list of actions the new administration and Congress should take for women and girls, but we can start with six things.

The United States has not had a working Violence Against Women Act since February, when VAWA lapsed during a rush to pass legislation to (unsuccessfully) avoid a partial government shutdown. And now, while the House has already passed a version of the act earlier this year, the Senate is refusing to take up the bill because of pressure from the National Rifle Association.

While American women reach new milestones, including holding a record number of seats in the Senate, their representation in national legislative office still lags behind a hundred other countries, including falling two places below Saudi Arabia, which is notorious for its terrible treatment of women.

With a 237 to 189 vote, a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks in the U.S. was approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.