In 2012, getting pregnant can still cost you your job. Thanks to a gap courts have opened between discrimination and disability laws, employers in other states are refusing to accommodate even simple requests that help workers maintain a healthy pregnancy. For example, thanks to the pregnancy loophole, a retail sales associate in Salina, Kansas was fired for drinking water while working because it violated store policy. ... [Read More]
California’s ground-breaking paid family leave law provides real benefits to workers and is not the “job-killer” businesses feared when the law was proposed. California was the first and remains one of a very few states to have adopted a Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) Law to provide wage replacement for workers who take time off to bond with a new child or care for a seriously ill family member. ... [Read More]
“George Huguely has been officially charged with the murder of 22-year-old University of Virginia student Yeardley Love. Love was killed early Monday morning. The Daily Progress reported Huguely admitted to police that, during an argument with Yeardley Love, he “shook Love and her head repeatedly hit the wall,” according to an affidavit requesting a search warrant. It was reported that Love was found face down... [Read More]
A new study published in Pediatrics further punctuates the health and economic importance of breast-feeding – if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with an estimated $13 billion in lost potential lifetime wages. The Findings suggest that breast-feeding may help prevent illnesses such as stomach viruses, ear infections,... [Read More]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancers cannot be patented because they are a product of nature, a federal judge ruled on Monday. The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups sued in May to invalidate a patent on two genes held by Myriad Genetics on grounds those patents stifled the free flow of information and hampered research. Mutations on those genes are responsible... [Read More]
It’s been 20 years since that one student stood in Tianamen square facing down tanks and the full military might of the Chinese government. All in the name of democracy. Today Dr. Leroy Carhart announced that he will take over for the murdered Dr. George Tiller and perform late term abortions in Kansas, undoubtedly saving women’s lives. He is also fighting for democracy. By standing up for the rule of law... [Read More]
Today Dr. Tiller’s family announced that they were permanently closing the clinic he ran in Kansas that helped secure reproductive justice for untold number of women. It’s heartbreaking that his murderer seems to have achieved his goal. And it seems that the murderer’s “success” has barely received any coverage. Where is the outrage? [Read More]
Yesterday, Dr. George Tiller was tragically assassinated at his church in Kansas. Like any murder, the hypocritical killing of Dr. Tiller was a betrayal of the democratic process and the rule of law. Dr. Tiller was a great ally of women’s health. For decades, he provided abortions for women who needed them, including those facing devastating problems late in their pregnancies. Dr. Tiller was unwavering in his... [Read More]