What does motherhood look like today? Around Mother's Day, the Family section took a closer look at the lives of American mothers. The share of the American population who are mothers is lower than it's been in a quarter century, and moms today are, on average, older than they've been in the past.
American rapper, singer, songwriter, and media personality Cardi B arrives for the traditionnal Clive Davis party on the eve of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD Everyone has an opinion on Cardi B's decision to have a baby, and now so do the anti-choicers.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth will make history when she becomes the first sitting senator in history to give birth later this year, her office said Tuesday. "Bryan and I are thrilled that our family is getting a little bit bigger, and Abigail is ecstatic to welcome her baby sister home this spring," she said in a statement.
This month, the Supreme Court struck down a law that treated unwed mothers and fathers differently when granting citizenship to their children born outside the United States - the requirements for fathers were stiffer. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, authoring a majority opinion joined by five other justices, wrote that the law was based on gender stereotypes that violated the notion of equal protection.
Motherhood and being a mom to a young baby girl now informs the art of actor and director Amber Tamblyn just as politics has in recent months, she declared during an episode of "Salon Talks ." After all, throughout the 2016 presidential campaign Tamblyn spoke out against Republican candidate Donald Trump on social media .