Comments for MomsRising Blog http://www.momsrising.org/blog Where Moms and the people who love them fight for a better America Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:16:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on In Massachusetts, health reform is a lifesaver for women by kryten android http://www.momsrising.org/blog/in-massachusetts-health-reform-is-a-lifesaver-for-women/comment-page-2/#comment-111172 kryten android Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:16:58 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=9513#comment-111172 Hi there, I found your website via Google while searching for a similar topic, this site came up, it appear's wicked. I've bookmarked it in my google bookmarks. Hi there, I found your website via Google while searching for a similar topic, this site came up, it appear’s wicked. I’ve bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.

]]> Comment on Wal-Mart’s sick sick days policy by Erica http://www.momsrising.org/blog/wal-marts-sick-sick-days-policy/comment-page-2/#comment-111171 Erica Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:02:06 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=3521#comment-111171 @Jess, I work for a tri-institutional organization that is extremely strict with call-outs. Here too, if you need to take more than 3 days off (say for the flu), they push you to apply for FMLA, because you will get written up... doctor's note or not. It is not just Walmart. Walmart is just big enough for people to notice and complain about. My husband works for Walmart, and so far they have been very good about letting him leave in a rush because our son is sick, or I am stuck at work and cannot pick him up. Walmart employs an insane amount of people. If this company goes, the economy is toast... even moreso @Jess,

I work for a tri-institutional organization that is extremely strict with call-outs. Here too, if you need to take more than 3 days off (say for the flu), they push you to apply for FMLA, because you will get written up… doctor’s note or not. It is not just Walmart. Walmart is just big enough for people to notice and complain about. My husband works for Walmart, and so far they have been very good about letting him leave in a rush because our son is sick, or I am stuck at work and cannot pick him up.
Walmart employs an insane amount of people. If this company goes, the economy is toast… even moreso

]]> Comment on Komen: Don’t play politics with women’s health! by Anita http://www.momsrising.org/blog/komen-dont-play-politics-with-womens-health/comment-page-3/#comment-111169 Anita Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:34:24 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=14968#comment-111169 TERRIFIC BREAKING NEWS! The Komen Foundation just announced that they are reversing their decision about cutting funds for breast cancer screening to Planned Parenthood! Thank you to ALL--including the members of MomsRising.org--who raised their voices against women's health being used as a political football! You were heard! http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/02/03/us/politics/03reuters-usa-healthcare-komen.html?_r=1&hp TERRIFIC BREAKING NEWS! The Komen Foundation just announced that they are reversing their decision about cutting funds for breast cancer screening to Planned Parenthood!

Thank you to ALL–including the members of MomsRising.org–who raised their voices against women’s health being used as a political football! You were heard!
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/02/03/us/politics/03reuters-usa-healthcare-komen.html?_r=1&hp

]]> Comment on UPDATED! MomsRising Celebrates the Year of the Dragon: Lunar New Year Blog Carnival by Melanie Edwards Ella Media & ModernMami.com http://www.momsrising.org/blog/momsrising-celebrates-the-year-of-the-dragon-lunar-new-year-blog-carnival/comment-page-1/#comment-111167 Melanie Edwards Ella Media & ModernMami.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:28 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=14681#comment-111167 What a wonderful way to celebrate the new year. Love that you shared so many stories! What a wonderful way to celebrate the new year. Love that you shared so many stories!

]]> Comment on Getting Stronger Every Generation: Six Women’s Stories by Agnes Leina http://www.momsrising.org/blog/getting-stronger-every-generation-six-women%e2%80%99s-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-111166 Agnes Leina Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:02:14 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=10020#comment-111166 Mirna and Monica, you are an inspiration to indigenous women of the world, what you have done this far is so remarkable, you are clearly living examples to the women, an have demonstrated the stenght of a woman! bravo women! Agnes Leina Indigenous woman from Kenya Mirna and Monica, you are an inspiration to indigenous women of the world, what you have done this far is so remarkable, you are clearly living examples to the women, an have demonstrated the stenght of a woman! bravo women!

Agnes Leina

Indigenous woman from Kenya

]]> Comment on Komen: Don’t play politics with women’s health! by V from DC http://www.momsrising.org/blog/komen-dont-play-politics-with-womens-health/comment-page-3/#comment-111165 V from DC Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:59:47 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=14968#comment-111165 I am very disappointed that the Komen Foundation made that decision. Hundreds of thousands of women get breast cancer screening through Planned Parenthood–and that shouldn't stop because of where people stand regarding the pro-choice/pro-life issues. Stop playing your political games and help the poor women. I am very disappointed that the Komen Foundation made that decision. Hundreds of thousands of women get breast cancer screening through Planned Parenthood–and that shouldn’t stop because of where people stand regarding the pro-choice/pro-life issues.
Stop playing your political games and help the poor women.

]]> Comment on Komen: Don’t play politics with women’s health! by HIlary Frambes http://www.momsrising.org/blog/komen-dont-play-politics-with-womens-health/comment-page-3/#comment-111164 HIlary Frambes Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:44:16 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=14968#comment-111164 Of course Komen's decision is politically motivated. Karen Handel ran for Governor of Georgia and a large part of her platform involved promises of taking down Planned Parenthood, which is exactly what she did at the helm of the Komen Foundation. Unfortunately, it's like cutting off your nose to spite your own face. PP offers free breast cancer screenings, which should be in line with the philosophy of the Komen Foundation. It's not the pink ribbon t-shirts, plastic bottles, or pink plastic crap that saves women from breast cancer. It's early screenings that organizations such as Planned Parenthood provide. Sadly, Komen seems to have strayed from their mission due to politically motivated and self destructive actions. Of course Komen’s decision is politically motivated. Karen Handel ran for Governor of Georgia and a large part of her platform involved promises of taking down Planned Parenthood, which is exactly what she did at the helm of the Komen Foundation. Unfortunately, it’s like cutting off your nose to spite your own face. PP offers free breast cancer screenings, which should be in line with the philosophy of the Komen Foundation. It’s not the pink ribbon t-shirts, plastic bottles, or pink plastic crap that saves women from breast cancer. It’s early screenings that organizations such as Planned Parenthood provide. Sadly, Komen seems to have strayed from their mission due to politically motivated and self destructive actions.

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]]> Comment on Komen: Don’t play politics with women’s health! by Repo(ssess)Repro(ductive Justice) » Blog Archive » The Repro Rundown http://www.momsrising.org/blog/komen-dont-play-politics-with-womens-health/comment-page-3/#comment-111161 Repo(ssess)Repro(ductive Justice) » Blog Archive » The Repro Rundown Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:03:59 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=14968#comment-111161 [...] on Komen and a petition or [...] [...] on Komen and a petition or [...]

]]> Comment on Komen: Don’t play politics with women’s health! by Sheri http://www.momsrising.org/blog/komen-dont-play-politics-with-womens-health/comment-page-2/#comment-111160 Sheri Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:12:11 +0000 http://www.momsrising.org/blog/?p=14968#comment-111160 I am mortified that the Susan G Komen Foundation, an organization I have proudly supported in the past, has decided to play politics with women's health. Planned Parenthood provides very important health care services (with abortion being a minor one) for low income women all over the country who don't have other access to health care. None of the Komen money was used to perform abortions, but because of their actions, there are women out there who will not receive the care they need to detect cancer early. I guess their lives don't count for pro-life folks? Bye bye race for the cure and pink crapola that I used to purchase. I've actually never given any money to Planned Parenthood in the past, but my husband and I will be making a donation tomorrow. I am mortified that the Susan G Komen Foundation, an organization I have proudly supported in the past, has decided to play politics with women’s health. Planned Parenthood provides very important health care services (with abortion being a minor one) for low income women all over the country who don’t have other access to health care. None of the Komen money was used to perform abortions, but because of their actions, there are women out there who will not receive the care they need to detect cancer early. I guess their lives don’t count for pro-life folks?

Bye bye race for the cure and pink crapola that I used to purchase. I’ve actually never given any money to Planned Parenthood in the past, but my husband and I will be making a donation tomorrow.

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