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Protecting Health Insurance During Pregnancy
Last week, a Ms. Magazine blog post brought to our attention an important California initiative that would protect women’s health insurance during pregnancy. Unlike most states, California offers Pregnancy Leave up to four months for eligible women and Paid Family...
“Chaining” Social Security Would Harm Women
On July 11th President Obama urged congressional Democrats to make cuts to cost-of-living social security adjustments in return for Republican support for a tax raise. In the words of Maria Freese, Director of Government Relations of the Washington-based National...
Gay Couples Less Likely to Have Access to Health Care Benefits
The Bureau of Labor Statistics added two questions about domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples to their National Compensation Survey, resulting in the first comprehensive count of domestic partner health care benefits by a federal government agency. The...
Study: Maternity Leave Important for Health of Mother and Child
As reported in the health section of Time, a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that a short maternity leave has negative health outcomes for both mother and child. Mothers of 3-month-old infants who worked full-time “reported feeling...
We’ve Had Enough: Our Response to Anti-Choice Legislation
As we blogged here on July 26th, there has been a record number of anti-abortion bills introduced in state legislatures across the country, and Pennsylvania is no exception. In the first six months of 2011, Pennsylvania lawmakers spent 30% of their days at the...
