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08/06/09
I was amazed when a friend of mine told me that it took about a month for her and her first baby to figure out how to breastfeed. (Doesn't breastfeeding just...happen?) But she explained to me that it is actually a skill that moms and babies have to figure out. My friend was dedicated to...
08/05/09
The United States Congress currently is crafting health reform legislation that will impact us all-- if and when it is passed. It is my hope that these legislators consider the needs of families, and particularly children, in the process, and that is why I feel it is important to Speak Now for Kids...
08/05/09
With a looming budget deficit and a staggering $15.5 billion in proposed budget cuts, California's children have lost in a big way. But there is something -- even if that something seems small right now -- that we can do. We can protect our children from the toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic...
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08/04/09
By Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-President, National Women's Law Center - Nancy Duff Campbell is a founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center, one of the nation’s pre-eminent women’s rights organizations. A recognized expert on women’s law and public policy issues, for over thirty-five...
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08/03/09
Hi all! Once again I will be hosting the newly renamed "Parents Caucus" at Netroots Nation this year. Because last year's event at an ice cream parlor in Austin was a success , I will once again take the event offsite to -- the Hard Rock Cafe in Pittsburgh! All are invited, including children. We...
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07/31/09
Exhibit A: MomsRising member, Donna, from Wyoming somehow wrangled a State Director of Senator Enzi’s office to travel a hundred miles to see her and other MomsRising members about healthcare. Here’s what she had to say about their meeting this week: "I would encourage especially those moms who...
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07/30/09
Today is Governor Schwarzenegger's birthday. But we're not exactly in the mood to throw him a party right now. On Tuesday, the Governor used his line-item veto authority to revise the state budget and add another $50 million in cuts to the state's Healthy Families Program, bringing the total cuts...
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07/30/09
Two recent studies both expose and excuse OBs who perform cesareans for their own safety, fiscal welfare, and personal anxieties, rather than in response to the genuine health status of mother and baby.
07/30/09
Want to say goodbye to those ever increasing parental worries about toxic chemicals used in everything from sunblock to beach balls, and even canned peaches? So do we! We're sick and tired of reading report after report about dangers associated with the products we use everyday: Biphenol-A (BPA) in...
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07/29/09
It's that time... excruciating pain, exhaustion, breathe and PUSH!!!! Yes, it's up to us again. We've got to push Congress to give birth to healthcare reform! Stalling on a vote in Congress is the key strategy of the opponents of healthcare reform.[1] Keep the momentum going forward. Tell your...
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