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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsVote

June 9, 2022

Each week, we provide you with a number of urgent, high impact actions that you might have missed. We appreciate you taking the time to take action, to share on social media, and to help us spread the word. All of our actions together add up to create change.

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Sue Anne Reed

Health Care Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

May 24, 2022

Our lives are on the line and reproductive justice cannot wait. Republicans have failed us once again by voting against the much-needed Women’s Health Protection Act – and their message is more clear than it's ever been: Our livelihoods and rights to bodily autonomy simply do not matter to them...

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Diarra Aida Diouf

Boy flying kite with text saying Strolling Thunder, Thursday, June 9, 10:00-11:30 am

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

May 20, 2022

What is that up in the sky? Is it a bird? A plane? Nope! It's a kite! Join MomsRising (and a bunch of kites!) as we fly into action in Raleigh to remind NC lawmakers that when we lift up babies and families, we all can soar! MomsRising is excited to join our partners at the Think Babies NC Alliance...

MomsRising Education Fund

Beth Messersmith

Health Care

May 20, 2022

“I am 72 with 3 chronic genetic diseases. My Rx costs are beyond what I can afford and I have postponed getting refills and doing without due to lack of funds. There are millions of us out here. Parents of handicapped children, diabetics, others with chronic illnesses. We need your help. Please...

MomsRising Education Fund

Tasmiha Khan

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice

May 12, 2022

Debido a un retiro histórico de algunas formas de fórmula para bebés, ahora hay una escasez de fórmula en todo el país y es un gran problema. Esto es lo que está pasando: A fines de febrero, la FDA anunció el mayor retiro de fórmula para bebés en la historia reciente después de que dos bebés...

MomsRising Education Fund

Elyssa Schmier

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice

May 11, 2022

A month and a half ago I took a regular trip to the store to buy formula for my 8 month old son. By the time I got to the third store and saw no baby formula in sight I started to panic. I knew this wasn’t normal and something was wrong. Due to a historic recall of some forms of baby formula, there is now a nationwide shortage of formula and it’s a very big deal and not getting nearly enough attention.

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Elyssa Schmier

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

May 6, 2022

This weekend, families everywhere will celebrate the mothers in their lives. But while moms appreciate a handmade card, breakfast in bed, or a bouquet of fresh flowers, the Mother's Day gift we really need is progress toward a care infrastructure that makes it possible for our families to thrive.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice

May 6, 2022

It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and we are looking forward to celebrating (and activating!) with all the moms in our lives on Sunday. We also have several ways for you to join us online and share your story with our team. Tomorrow is our MOMibuster - an online, day-long filibuster to demand care...

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Sue Anne Reed

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy

May 3, 2022

Last night, you might have been watching the Met Gala or wrapping up your normal Monday evening activities when a leaked draft opinion of the Supreme Court’s vote to overturn abortion rights landed in our news notifications. Their only goal: to strike down Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, and strip...

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Diarra Aida Diouf

Health Care

May 2, 2022

**Esta es una traducción de la entrevista realizada en inglés. Felicia Burnett, directora nacional de atención de la salud en MomsRising : ¿Cómo sabemos que la vacuna contra el COVID es segura, dado que es tan nueva, y existe algún riesgo de tener efectos secundarios a largo plazo? Dra. Christa-...

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