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“Trans youth deserve to access health care on the same footing as everyone else.”

Everyone deserves gender-affirming care 💙💖💙 teenvogue.com/story/trans-yo…

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“The more we uplift these things in a way, then we start to really reach towards equitable care within a system that we know wasn’t designed to care for us, but we have the ability to change that.” 19thnews.org/2024/01/postpa…

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“Parents are exhausting their earnings and draining their savings in the first five years of their child’s life.'

Parents should never have to choose between their child's welfare and their own futures. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

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Being a Black woman should not be a health risk. It's beyond time our medical systems take Black and Brown women seriously and stop these senseless deaths. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

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We love it when our rights are respected 🫶 SCOTUS, what do you say we keep these good vibes going? vox.com/scotus/2024/1/…

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'And we worry that as we begin to see the fallout from this latest wave of disruption, the thin lifelines holding families together and safeguarding the well-being of parents may snap.' nytimes.com/2024/01/16/opi…

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This is huge! This deal includes an expanded Child Tax Credit that, while not going as far as we hoped, would still lift half a million children out of poverty once it's in full effect—and help families afford necessities such as food, rent, and child care.

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New year, new attacks on reproductive freedoms by anti-abortion extremists 🙃

But we're up for the fight, and we hope you are too: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

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We're disgusted by the recent decision in Texas. Everyone deserves to access health care without risk.

Shout out to the brave activists fighting like hell to protect the maternal health care of Black women in Texas and beyond. essence.com/news/texas-eme…

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“To separate abortion out from the rest of healthcare that is protected by Emtala is to treat pregnant people differently from everyone else.' theguardian.com/us-news/2024/j…

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'Inequitable child care access threatens the sustainability and longevity of rural communities.'

With economic crises growing, it's beyond time we invest in our rural communities. wordinblack.com/2024/01/rural-…

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As if the wage gap wasn't enough, moms who are returning to the workforce are struggling to find child care.

The solution is obvious: An investment in child care is an investment in our economy! axios.com/2024/01/08/chi…

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“Maternal and infant health is not a priority here in the U.S. and a system failing moms and babies is a system failing all Americans.” essence.com/news/march-of-…

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“It felt really infantilizing and disrespectful that I couldn’t get the medical care that I wanted in a timely fashion. Being pregnant is not easy. Being pregnant with multiples is certainly not easy when you’re raising a toddler. teenvogue.com/story/these-ar…

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Thanks to Acting Secretary Julie Su’s leadership, U.S. Department of Labor is empowering workers by strengthening worker protections, promoting equity in federal investments and enforcing labor laws. We urge the Senate to swiftly .

Thanks to @ActSecJulieSu’s leadership, @USDOL is empowering workers by strengthening worker protections, promoting equity in federal investments and enforcing labor laws. We urge the Senate to swiftly #ConfirmSu.
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“This program is just vital. When you don’t have it, it means somebody is going hungry.”

Losing nutrition assistance would be devastating for families across the country. Congress must take action and fund WIC before it's too late. nytimes.com/2024/01/10/us/…

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