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Affordable Care Act Helps Millions But Language Access Hampers Legislation's Success

January 28, 2014
Before becoming a mother, having quality health care didn't mean as much to me as it does now. But since having my son almost two years ago, I'm more driven than ever to make sure that everyone, especially women and children, has access to affordable health care. As policy director of the Asian...
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Priscilla Huang
Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

Phone Call for YOU!

January 27, 2014
Big doins' this week! We're all getting on the horn to talk about women in the US, how to get to fair pay, why families need a paid leave program they can count on, and what paid sick days would mean for the economic security of moms and dads. Just like child care, these issues connect public...
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Valerie Young
Gun Safety

Why Virginia Is Finally Waking Up to Gun Safety

January 27, 2014
Legislating for gun safety has long been an uphill battle in Virginia, where even many Democratic lawmakers are allied with the gun lobby. In such an environment, the seemingly most outrageous proposals stand a real chance of becoming law. In 2009, for instance, the Virginia General Assembly voted...
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Gloria Pan

Talking to the President, War on Poverty and More in Weekly Blog Roundup!

January 26, 2014
It’s been a busy January at MomsRising so far. We’ve been tackling a variety of issues and we're revving up for the President's State of the Union address coming up next Tuesday, January 28. (If you're on Twitter, join us @MomsRising !) Our members and partners have also been hard at work – check...
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Connie K. Ho
Environmental Health

7 Facts about Climate Change from #EcoTipTue

January 25, 2014
I love hosting the MomsRising weekly tweet chat called #EcoTipTue. Truly. It is an honor to learn and tweet with people who know what they are talking about and are passionate about improving our world. So I was delighted to have National Geographic Science blogger Greg Laden on our weekly show. He...
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Katy Farber
Health Care

Texas Hospital Keeps Pregnant Body Functioning: Where Could This Lead?

January 24, 2014
By Barbara Coombs Lee, PA, FNP, JD, President Compassion & Choices Marlise Munoz is dead . She died Nov. 26 , probably of a pulmonary embolus, when she was 14 weeks pregnant. But John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas refuses to turn off the machines and let the family claim the body of...
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Barbara Coombs Lee
Health Care

Obamacare is changing my family's life

January 24, 2014
Health insurance is a necessity for our family, not just a precaution. Unlike so many other families, we are thankfully covered under my husband’s health insurance at work, but 2 of our amazing 3 children have special needs. Both of our special needs kids depend on life changing therapies. Our son...
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Kirsten Ozimek
Realistic & Fair Wages

TAKE ACTION: Let’s talk about what women are paid

January 24, 2014
Want to make a difference? All it takes is a phone, an ear, and a few minutes. Today, American women are still paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to men (with mothers and women of color experiencing increased wage hits). Nine out of ten American workers don’t have paid family leave (maternity...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

ICYMI: Brain Foods for Kids Webinar

January 24, 2014
Did you know we really are what we eat? Food can be a real-life superhero for our kids’ growing brains! In case you missed it, MomsRising teamed up with PCC Natural Markets and their Nutrition Educator, Marilyn Walls, for a super-charged webinar on brain foods for kids! Check out the recording of...
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Lauren Hipp
Immigration Politics & Policy

Our Values: The U.S. House of Representatives Should Take Up Immigration Reform

January 23, 2014
We must gain back our national values. Last year a local restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina engaged in anti-immigrant activity by selling derogatory t-shirts attacking Latino immigrants. Their ill-minded actions represent a wave of prejudice we see in our country. But their prejudice was faced...
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Elaine Cooper

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