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More students will likely become pregnant post-Roe. Who will support them?
Schools often discriminate against parenting students, and services for them have dwindled. New abortion restrictions could force more young people to drop out.
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43 percent of parents ‘definitely’ won’t vaccinate their children under 5, survey finds
More than a quarter of parents plan to "wait and see" how the COVID vaccine affects other young children first.
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COVID continues to hit nursing homes harder, AARP data shows
Cases are surging everywhere, and nursing home residents remain more likely to face severe illness and death.
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Movies and TV don’t portray how domestic workers really live, new report shows
Advocates say the media misrepresentation negatively impacts how child care workers, house cleaners and others in the workforce are treated in real life.
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Senate fails to pass breastfeeding law for 9 million working parents despite calls for flexibility amid formula shortage
The PUMP Act failed to pass the Senate Wednesday afternoon. Senators are now eyeing another bill, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would also expand breastfeeding protections for workers and appears poised to pass soon.
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Senators are pushing TSA to clarify its rules around breast milk and formula at airport security
Following reports of parents being harassed, breast milk being spoiled and breast pumps being destroyed by TSA agents, 14 Democratic senators are calling on the agency to address its uneven implementation of policies for nursing parents.
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A tampon shortage, during a formula shortage, during a child care shortage
Addressing the shortages means overcoming not just disregard for people’s needs, but also the discomfort many Americans feel discussing menstruation and other issues affecting women and marginalized groups.
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Oklahoma judge reversed ruling taking lesbian mom’s name off of her son’s birth certificate
The order does not guarantee the mother parental rights, which will be decided at a court date in August.
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Pushed by lawmakers and the formula shortage, FEMA boosts efforts to support breastfeeding families during disasters
The agency makes it more clear that parents qualify for reimbursement if they need breast pumps and other resources to keep their babies fed.
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Climate change is forcing care workers to act as first responders
A new pilot program in California aims to provide the training and resources they need to take care of their clients and themselves. But advocates say increased responsibility should equal more pay.