Robin Kelly introduces legislation aimed at reducing maternal mortality

Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change

JACKSON, Miss. Mississippi has seen a consistent rise in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in...

#policychange #budget #gov

2023-09-30 00:38:25 • 1 min

Pandemic Relief Funding for Child Care Is Ending. What Now?

More than 80 percent of licensed child care providers in the United States received the grants, which they used to pay bills and raise wages for staff. As...

#pandemic #childcare #relieffunding

The New York Times

2023-09-30 12:00:05 • 1 min

Anti-abortion groups are at odds on strategies ahead of Ohio vote. It could be a preview for 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio Abortion opponents in Ohio are at odds not only over how to frame their opposition to a reproductive rights initiative on the state's November...

#president #politician #money

2023-09-30 15:08:41 • 1 min

Parents are about to go over a $24 billion childcare cliff. Look out below

With childcare funding about to expire, a government shutdown looming, and remote work waning, working mothers will be hit the hardest.

#childcare #workingmothers

Fortune

2023-09-29 19:30:48 • 1 min

Dianne Feinstein and the Politics of Mortality

There is a phenomenon in politics whereby if someone is old and infirm but remains alive for a while in a diminished state, they can almost persuade people...

#diannefeinstein #mortality #analysis

POLITICO

2023-09-29 17:13:02 • 1 min

For Black Mothers, Birthing Centers, Once a Refuge, Become a Battleground

Gabrielle Glaze felt scolded and shamed when she delivered her first son in a Birmingham, Ala., hospital, forced to observe strict rules about lying...

#blackmothers #battleground #refuge

The New York Times

2023-09-30 09:01:33 • 1 min

Judges Maintain Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Youth in Tennessee and Kentucky

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee and Kentucky can continue to ban gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those...

#policy #government #statesban

2023-09-29 16:01:56 • 1 min

Republican offers new twist on abortion exceptions as issue stays at forefront of Kentucky campaign

LOUISVILLE, Ky. The complexities of abortion-related politics in the post-Roe v. Wade era continue to put the squeeze on Republican Daniel Cameron, who...

#gov #bill #congress

2023-09-28 19:31:42 • 1 min

How the culture wars are fueling a rift between the GOP and the doctors lobby

Americas most influential doctors group once marched in lock-step with Republicans, joining forces to try to keep government out of medicine. But now, as...

#culturewars #rift #lobby

POLITICO

2023-09-30 11:00:00 • 1 min

140,000 Nova Scotians are waiting for a family doctor. Can virtual care help?

White Coat Black Art26:30Nova Scotia leans in to virtual health care When Leah deForest and Donald McLennan moved to Nova Scotia in 2021, they knew their...

#novascotians #donald #pandemic

CBC

2023-09-30 08:00:00 • 1 min

Childbirth Can Leave New Parents in Serious Medical Debt

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New parents bringing home their bundle of joy often carry something else with...

#medicaldebt #newparents #childbirth

2023-09-29 10:18:00 • 1 min

'Child Care Cliff' Could Strain Family Finances

Fall 2023, it seems, is peppered with financial landmines. Just a week ago, we mentioned that student-loan borrowers would be restarting repayments come Oct....

#familyfinances #cliff #inflation

Nasdaq

2023-09-30 12:00:00 • 1 min

Covid: Campaign group warns outbreak failings still exist

A campaign group has warned many of the failings identified in a report into Covid-19 in Northern Ireland hospitals during the pandemic still exist. The...

#campaigngroup #pandemic #health

BBC

2023-09-29 20:51:47 • 1 min

Woman thought she was 3 months pregnant but her baby bump turned out to be a TUMOR

A Kansas mom was 12 weeks into her second pregnancy when she learned what she thought was a growing embryo was actually a tumor in her uterus. Sarah Lundry...

#pandemic #covid #tumor

Daily Mail

2023-09-29 20:23:56 • 1 min

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

Detroit News. September 20, 2023. Editorial: Bills would make Michigan abortion haven Now that abortion rights are enshrined in the state constitution,...

#editorialroundup #bill #gov

2023-09-25 03:11:18 • 1 min

Supreme Court's Greatest Decision Yet: How to Be Ethical

For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn...

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Nasdaq

2023-09-29 20:00:08 • 2 mins

Backers of North Dakota Congressional Age Limits Sue Over Out-Of-State Petitioner Ban

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing to be able to use out-of-state petition...

#agelimits #president #congress

2023-09-29 22:27:16 • 1 min

Transgender Minors in Nebraska, Their Families and Doctors Brace for a New Law Limiting Treatment

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) As Nebraska's new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect this weekend, families with transgender children and...

#transgenderminors #gov #bill

2023-09-30 04:10:50 • 1 min

Close to the Line: Why More Seniors Are Living in Poverty

Benefits extended earlier in the coronavirus pandemic have been rolled back. But many older Americans are not taking advantage of the aid still available. It...

#moreseniors #money #president

The New York Times

2023-09-30 09:02:12 • 1 min

Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children

KANSAS CITY, Mo. As Monette Ferguson braces for the looming government shutdown to strip funding from her Head Start program for disadvantaged children in...

#disadvantagedchildren #finance #pandemic