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Cheslie Kryst's mother, April Simpkins, joins "CBS Mornings" for her first live interview since her daughter died by suicide in January. Dr. Sue Varma joins as well to share insight on what depression can look like.
The Senate is likely poised to block the Women's Health Protection Act in a reaction to a Supreme Court draft majority opinion leaked last week. A CBS News poll found that if Roe v. Wade is overturned, it is likely to have no effect on nearly half of Democrats and three-quarters of Republicans heading into the pivotal midterm elections. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Many young girls are growing up without a mother, but the sister of an NBA superstar is looking to change that.
Prasidha Padmanabhan is leading a modern-day crusade to rewrite the history books in one of the country's largest school districts.
Prasidha Padmanabhan is a Virginia high school student leading an effort to get more women, and especially women of color, in her county's history curriculum. Padmanabhan and her organization, Women for Education, Advocacy and Rights, were successful, developing a curriculum for sixth-grade history that is being adopted by some teachers. Nikole Killion has more.
The Oscar-winning actress and founder/CEO of Goop talks about the emotional highs and lows of becoming a mother, from giving birth and postpartum depression, to the pleasure of a Mother's Day brunch you don't have to cook yourself.
The Oscar-winning actress, and the founder and CEO of the lifestyle brand Goop, talks about the emotional highs and lows of becoming a mother, from the experience of giving birth, to postpartum depression, and the diaper tax, which increases the cost of a necessity into a luxury class.
The Broadway play "POTUS" tells the comical story of the women who surround an incompetent, lecherous president, and how they wield power. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with stars Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Julianne Hough, Julie White, Suzy Nakamura and Lilli Cooper; director Susan Stroman; and playwright Selina Fillinger, making her Broadway debut.
Nearly 50 years after the Supreme Court established a constitutional right to abortion, the current justices appear ready to overturn that right – and to leave many wondering: What's next?
The border between Missouri (where abortion is difficult to access) and Illinois (where abortion rights are codified) marks one of the great divisions in America today – and will become more so if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
