TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced a bill they say would ensure access to safe abortions across the country, just as abortion rights are being challenged with a strict Mississippi law that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. .
Posted By Michayla Savitt, Florida News Connection on Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 10:16 AM click to enlarge image via Florida News Connection Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced a bill they say would ensure access to safe abortions across the country, just as abortion rights are being challenged with a strict Mississippi law that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022. The Women s Health Protection Act would allow for abortions in every state to happen without restrictions that aren t medically necessary. U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, who co-introduced the bill, said unnecessary restrictions include waiting periods or having to travel a far distance to get care due to clinic shutdowns.
The American Rescue Plan helped stabilize our child care system, and now it’s time to build a system that works for families and care workers. Together, these packages will help put our country’s care system on firmer footing.
RICHMOND, Va. - Many of the more than 4 million student-parents in the United States struggle with mental-health issues in college, and a new report says they need more emotional and financial support. About 43% of student-parents describe feeling stressed all or most of the time, the report found, and 40% claim they feel overwhelmed. .
TRENTON – When the economy was rocked by the pandemic, women suffered a disproportionate amount of the brunt – many in industries where jobs disappeared when businesses closed, some now driven entirely from the workforce, others juggling their work with kids remote learning.
At a state Department of the Treasury symposium Friday analyzing the impact and how to avoid another ‘she-cession,’ one common cure suggested was better child care.
Echoing the debate in Washington, Emily Martin, vice president for education and workplace justice for the National Women’s Law Center said child care is infrastructure that’s critically needed so families can go to work.