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Weekly Round-Up

Posted by | Posted on: November 26, 2007 at 06:57 pm

by Robin Reed, Online Outreach Manager
National Women's Law Center

The L.A. Times looks at the Colorado initiative to define the term "person" to include "any human being from the moment of fertilization" and similar efforts.

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Happy Holidays

Posted by | Posted on: November 21, 2007 at 09:26 pm

Womenstake.org is taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish you the best for the days ahead, and we'll see you on Monday!

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It's Time to Reverse the Downward Trend on Child Care Spending

Posted by Helen Blank, Director of Child Care and Early Learning | Posted on: November 20, 2007 at 01:18 pm

by Helen Blank, Director of Leadership and Public Policy
National Women’s Law Center

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After the Veto, How Many People Will Miss Out?

Posted by Melanie Ross Levin, Director of Outreach | Posted on: November 19, 2007 at 03:19 pm

by Melanie Ross Levin, Outreach Manager
National Women's Law Center

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Weekly Round-Up

Posted by Robin Reed, Director of Online Communications | Posted on: November 17, 2007 at 01:02 am

by Robin Reed, Online Outreach Manager
National Women's Law Center

Do coffee shops discriminate against female customers?

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The First Step to Dismantling Abortion Rights

Posted by Darsana Srinivasan, Fellow | Posted on: November 15, 2007 at 09:49 pm

by Darsana Srinivasan, Health Fellow
National Women's Law Center

The Colorado Supreme Court has cleared the way for anti-choice group Colorado for Equal Rights to propose an amendment to the Colorado constitution to define the term “person” to include "any human being from the moment of fertilization." Proponents of the initiative must now collect 76,000 signatures to get the measure on the statewide ballot for 2008.

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A Thanksgiving Miracle – Head Start is Finally Reauthorized!

Posted by Melanie Ross Levin, Director of Outreach | Posted on: November 15, 2007 at 09:27 pm

Melanie Ross Levin, Outreach Manager
National Women's Law Center

Yesterday, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress broke through the usual gridlock to deliver the Head Start reauthorization bill. 

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The True Purpose Behind the ‘Women-Protective’ Abortion Bills

Posted by Gretchen Borchelt, Senior Counsel & Director of State Reproductive Health Policy | Posted on: November 15, 2007 at 03:09 pm

by Gretchen Borchelt, Senior Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

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