Maternal Justice

Barrett has made clear she would overturn the ACA and take health care away from millions

Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

October 2, 2020

Significant federal policy and legal updates you might have missed from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) including Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court and the federal policy change on immigrant minors' access to reproductive health care.

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Phoebe Suva

Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

September 30, 2020

Content warning: We discuss the police violence against Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, Rayshard Brooks, Jacob Blake, Trayford Pellerin, Cornerlius Fredericks, Layleen Xtravaganza Polanco, Antonio Valenzuela , and Muhammad Muyamin below. MomsRising stands with the Movement for Black...

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Diarra Diouf

Maternal Justice MomsVote Politics & Policy

September 24, 2020

It’s been a hard week, and in 2020 that’s saying something. From the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the utter lack of justice for Breonna Taylor, and with the ongoing pandemic, everyday can feel overwhelming. We invite you to slow down with us, to take time for you, for...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Maternal Justice

September 23, 2020

Shock. Outrage. We stand with the family and loved ones of Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter Louisville, the tens of thousands of activists in Kentucky, and the national Movement for Black Lives in calling for justice. There is no other way fair-minded people can react to the grand jury decision...

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Beatriz Beckford

Illustration of Dawn Wooten, the whistleblower in the complaint against ICE alleging it allowed mass hysterectomies to be performed on immigrants

Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

September 21, 2020

Significant federal policy and legal updates you might have missed from the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), including President Trump's list of names for Supreme Court nomination, the whistleblower complaint that reveals atrocities in immigrant detention, and the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the House.

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Phoebe Suva

A protest poster that says 'I am not free while any woman is unfree'

Immigration Maternal Justice

September 17, 2020

I’m sitting here in tears of outrage reading the whistleblower report from an ICE detention facility: This brave nurse is exposing not just the appalling medical neglect by ICE at this facility, but that an “ inordinate amount of hysterectomies are taking place .” In a report by The Intercept, “...

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S. Nadia Hussain

Families & The Federal Budget Immigration Maternal Justice MomsVote

September 17, 2020

ICYMI: It's six weeks until Election Day, and the MomsRising movement is more engaged than ever in defending families, rising for women and getting out the vote, and the posts you liked, loved and shared shows it! Check out this hot MomsRising content for the week ending Sept. 18., 2020. 1...

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Kerri Karvetski

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

September 15, 2020

To mother is to transform. Each and every day moms are shaping a more just future for us all through small and big acts alike -- whether it’s helping a tantruming toddler understand their feelings or advocating for their community with elected leaders, moms have superpowers that move us all forward...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

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

September 15, 2020

Ser madre significa transformar. Todos los días las mamás crean un futuro más justo para todos nosotros a través de pequeñas y grandes acciones por igual –ya sea ayudando a un infante que está en medio de una pataleta a comprender sus sentimientos o abogando por su comunidad ante sus líderes...

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Casey Osborn-Hinman

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice MomsVote

September 13, 2020

Thank you again for reviewing the top actions for this week with us to amplify momentum toward change. We have 5 easy ways that you can power up, including: Helping to get out the vote in November, sharing why you’re voting with your friends on social media, getting a Moms Vote face mask, and also...

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