Local Connection: Paid Family Leave – Hawaii News Now
We should not be asking families to choose between losing their income and caring for family members when they are ill.
New Report: In a Large Majority of States, ‘Bad Medicine’ Abortion Restrictions Undermine Abortion Care and Access – MarketWatch – MarketWatch
“When anti-abortion lawmakers actively promote junk science and enshrine it into statute, women suffer,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership. “Bad medicine abortion restrictions are the result of this kind of harmful, ideological policymaking, and it must stop.”
‘We’re in the 19th century’: Tammy Duckworth on motherhood and the Senate – The Guardian
“We seem to have this view that paid family leave is some sort of touchy-feely women’s only policy,” [Sen.] Duckworth said. “This isn’t just an entitlement. It’s really an economic imperative for our nation.”
Paid family and medical leave is necessary to protect Americans – Albuquerque Journal
Having enough time to establish a breastfeeding relationship prior to returning to work represents one of a multitude of reasons why paid family medical leave is an issue central to the health of New Mexican families.
A New Study Shows How Other Countries Are Making Paid Leave Work – Slate
Jody Heymann, the study’s senior author, says it’s clear that if the U.S. implemented a program aligning with the study’s findings, “families would be less likely to fall into poverty, women would have better economic outcomes in terms of their earnings, which contributes to family earnings, and the U.S. would be every bit as able to compete and have as low an unemployment rate.”
Why America Needs a Paid Family Leave Act for All – TIME
When you look at the people who are able to take unpaid leave with the FMLA, more than three-quarters must do so to care for their own health or that of a seriously ill family member. We need a national policy that covers everyone.
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Short-Term, Non-ACA-Compliant Health Policies – Stateline – Pew Trusts
“In yet another attack on the health and economic security of women and families, the Trump administration today released a proposed rule that would destabilize the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace and drive up costs for women and people with pre-existing conditions,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Why a Republican Plan for Paid Leave Has Stirred Concern About Social Security – New York Times – The New York Times
“Here you have a situation where women live longer, but they tend to live both sicker and poorer because of the caregiving they do,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit that champions women’s economic security. “With this proposal, we would be asking them to borrow against the already inadequate support they receive from Social Security.”
Why Don’t We Just Do Paid Family Leave the Right Way? – The New York Times
Mr. Rubio and Ms. Trump should drop their worries about cost and expand their vision. They could pledge to offer Americans 12 paid weeks off not just for the arrival of a new child, but also if they fall sick or need to care for a family member. They could nix the idea that parents have to pay for their own benefits out of Social Security.
I’m A Caregiver & Any Paid Family Leave Plan Should Include Us – Refinery29
In December 2017, Kate Boone, 26, an account manager with Century Support Services in North Huntingdon, PA — another state without a paid family leave law — had to choose between using the unpaid FMLA leave or continuing to work while taking care of her mother, who has Parkinson’s Disease and broke her hip twice within a month.
