Health Care

October 21, 2009

You asked, Congress listened! In response to MomsRising messages to Congress last week, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a primary architect of the healthcare reform plan, asked to be the first member of Congress to be photographed wearing the MomsRising Pacifier pin to show that he also won...

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Julia Goodman

Health Care

October 9, 2009

Next Wednesday night, grab a cookie (ok, or healthy snack) and join MomsRising members across the nation on the phone or via the web for a cozy kitchen table chat about health reform and what it means for women and kids. We'll have experts on the line who can answer your questions and you'll have...

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Dionna Humphrey

Health Care

October 5, 2009

The over one million members of MomsRising have one top priority and that's our kids. We're willing to wear our support for health reform that works for America’s kids on our sleeves. And we're asking our legislators to wear it on their lapel. MomsRising is collecting photographs of members of...

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Donna Norton

Environmental Health Health Care

September 23, 2009

The products are advertised as “extra gentle” and “for sensitive skin,” yet new medical papers indicate that many children’s bath products contain a chemical preservative that can cause chronic skin problems that are often misdiagnosed as eczema or other diseases. Quaternium 15 - a chemical found...

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Stacy Malkan

Environmental Health Health Care

September 17, 2009

Do you have friends or co-workers who use women's handbags, buy children's toys, car seats, or even have a pet or two? Well, yeah, that covers just about everyone we know! None of us want these products to expose us to toxic chemicals that are associated with health problems, but it turns out some...

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Ariana Kelly

Health Care Blog Carnivals

September 14, 2009

Welcome to our HealthCare Blog Carnival! We've rounded up some of the most interesting, useful stories and analysis on healthcare reform, focusing on posts that speak to the impact of healthcare on families. Browse through and enjoy. We've got something for everyone, from personal stories to...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Paid Family Leave Health Care

September 11, 2009

When people think of breastfeeding difficulties, the things that probably come to mind are supply issues, bad latch, cracked nipples, constant feedings, and the like. Certainly, there are women who are afflicted by those difficulties and who cannot overcome them. But I believe the societal barriers to breastfeeding (propagated by the kyriarchy) have a much more significant impact on breastfeeding rates than the medical or technical issues.

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Annie

Health Care

September 9, 2009

Right now in America, working mothers are being discriminated against solely because they breastfeed their children. Last week the Ohio Supreme Court threw logic out the window when it ruled that a woman was rightfully fired for taking breaks at work to pump breast milk. Apparently it would have...

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Jeff Merkley

Environmental Health Health Care

September 3, 2009

It took nearly two years, but FDA has finally published its study on lead in lipstick, and the findings are not reassuring. FDA found up to four times more lead in lipstick than previous reports. Even less reassuring is the fact that FDA spent two years studying the problem, only to discover that,...

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Stacy Malkan

Paid Sick Days Health Care Family Economic Security

September 2, 2009

Wow. H1N1 is on moms' minds. Over 33,000 people signed on to the petition we sent around last week, agreeing that: "The United States needs to allow all working people to earn paid sick days to ensure our economic security, and protect public health." The leaders of our nation are working hard to...

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Katie Bethell