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11/27/07

This breaking news story from Charlotte, North Carolina has me truly outraged and ashamed of my home state: a Brazilian woman was jailed in Charlotte on Friday for immigration charges, and has been denied the opportunity to pump breast milk for her son, who is younger than two months old. You can imagine what it means for a breastfeeding infant and mother to be separated and needlessly denied the opportunity to at least pump her milk to be delivered to the baby. The Charlotte Observer reports that Danielle Ferreira's baby Samuel is "crying incessantly and keeps spitting up baby formula." I feel intensely angry about this situation, but rather than compounding that with helplessness, I am doing what I can to at least magnify the awareness of this situation. I have reached out to local advocates and my legislators. Now that you know, is there anything you can do to help?

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Mojo Mom -- Amy Tiemann

11/23/07

I felt like an eager parent trampling the competition to get to the holiday season’s “it” toy. Except I was not trying to beat the rush at WalMart for a video game console, but online vendors of glass baby bottles.

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Elisa Batista

11/20/07

Cross-posted on MotherTalkers .

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Elisa Batista

11/15/07

The scenario most working mothers fear happens when they least expect it. You've managed to transform your home into a well-oiled machine -- the nanny or sitter arrives in time for you to head out to the office, deal with rush hour traffic, grab a cappuccino and be at your desk milliseconds before your boss walks by your door.

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Joanne Bamberger

11/14/07

If you feel like your work benefits have shrunk, you are not crazy. According to the Houston Chronicle, employers are starting to scrutinize their budgets and slash employee benefits , such as dependents on health insurance plans.

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Elisa Batista

11/14/07

On paper, having a husband who does half the housework, changes half the diapers, cooks half the meals, and schedules half the pediatrician appointments (without any reminding) sounds like heaven to most women. In theory, having a wife who brings in half the money and never, ever nags or directs him at home sounds like the perfect dream to most men.

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Marc and Amy Vachon

11/01/07

As mothers, there is no greater concern than the safety of our children. Yet with the recent reports of lead in toys for kids, moms and dads now have a new worry.

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Leader Nancy Pelosi

10/30/07

Do you have a scary story to share about the hurdles you’ve faced raising children? Help MomsRising.org collect real life stories about how scary it is to raise a child without adequate family-friendly policies. We’ve found that sharing true stories about the hurdles we face with parenting--from overly expensive healthcare and childcare, to a lack of time with children when they are born or sick--bring the issues to life better than any fact sheet could.

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

10/27/07

MomsRising members feel strongly that every child should have access to healthcare and are deeply concerned that approximately 683,000 children in California still don't have healthcare. In response, our members have taken more than 32,000 actions in the last year to call for healthcare coverage...

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Ashley Boyd

10/22/07

The '08 Presidential candidates are beginning to discuss the family-friendly aspects of their platforms. Hillary Clinton, for one, has voiced her support of paid parental leave and expanded FMLA benefits, as well as grants for workplace flexibility leaders and an end to job discrimination for parents. We look forward to learning the details of her work/family proposals and those of her opponents in the coming months.

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Marc and Amy Vachon