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03/22/14

What you want to know about the “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law Earlier this month, ACLU Nationwide sent a letter to a Colorado employer, documenting multiple violations of the federal “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law. While calling on DISH Network to provide adequate space and privacy for...

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To-wen Tseng

03/22/14

We are heading toward a slippery slope. The United Kingdom is moving closer to allowing scientists to create genetically modified children – something no country in the world currently authorizes. I posted in December about how the United States and the U.K. were going down a dangerous road. The...

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Enola Aird

03/20/14

This afternoon, the Massachusetts State Senate voted 39-0 in favor of a bill to establish minimum standards for the treatment of pregnant women in prison and jail, including access to medical care and limits on shackling. (The bill is now known as S.2063 .) After years of being bottled up in...

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Rachel Roth

Health Care

03/20/14

Each person in my family has a pre-existing condition. Even my seven-year-old son. From my high blood pressure, to my husband's cholesterol, to my son's severe health issues as an infant—just a few years ago we were basically uninsurable on the individual market. So, you can imagine how relieved I...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

03/20/14

California is in the midst of an obesity and diabetes epidemic. It did not happen by chance. It has been led by sophisticated marketing that targets our kids. It is wreaking havoc on the public's health, and healthcare costs, and we are all paying for it. Soda and other sugary drinks are the single...

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Migdalia Rivera

Environmental Health

03/19/14

80 percent of antibiotics used in this country are used for food animals. What is wrong with that picture? 1. The more we use them, the less effective they become. According to the Center for Food Safety and Save Antibiotics , drugs become less effective, and bacteria more resistant with overuse...

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Katy Farber

03/19/14

After running errands, getting exercise, and driving across town to make St Patrick’s Day crafts with my elderly mom and friends, cooking dinner last Saturday was out of the question. So naturally, I popped into my favorite neighborhood restaurant, Cafe Soleil, for some delicious Ethiopian cuisine...

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Roberta Riley

Open Flexible Work Health Care

03/19/14

By Galen Sherwin, ACLU Women's Rights Project Imagine you have just returned from maternity leave, still nursing your baby, and you find that your workplace has no place available for you to pump breast milk. After trying for several hours to find a place, you ask for help from your department head...

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Roger Baldwin

Family Economic Security

03/18/14

Americans for Tax Fairness , National Women’s Law Center , the National Priorities Project , and MomsRising invite you to a #TaxChat tweet chat Thursday, March 20th at 2pm EST. In the lead up to Tax Day we'll discuss ways families can prepare to file their taxes, tax breaks that benefit working...

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Elyssa Schmier

Gun Safety

03/18/14

For all who have asked: Here is the image and link you can share on Facebook! I couldn't believe my ears when I heard about the Surgeon General controversy on the news. Emboldened by its influence on Capitol Hill, the NRA is now flexing its muscles and actively working to derail Dr. Vivek Murthy’s...

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