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House-Passed CR Would Let Bosses Impose Their Beliefs on Their Women Employees

September 30, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) Late Saturday night, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) that would avoid a government shutdown, under the condition that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is delayed for a year, and has singled out women by allowing their employers to opt out of covering women’s preventive health services if they oppose them for “religious or moral” reasons.

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) sharply criticized the House bill for targeting women’s health care.

Millions of Children Would Benefit from President’s Plan to Expand Early Education with Tobacco Tax Increase, New Report Shows

September 25, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama’s plan to expand early childhood education and fund it with an increase in federal tobacco taxes would ensure that two million low- and moderate-income children have access to high-quality preschool and prevent 1.7 million kids from becoming smokers, accordi

National Women's Law Center Applauds Advancement of D.C. Circuit Court Nominee Nina Pillard

September 19, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) By a party line vote earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Professor Cornelia T.L. (Nina) Pillard to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Professor Pillard’s nomination now goes to the full U.S. Senate for a vote.

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The Impact and Echoes of the Walmart Discrimination Case

October 3, 2013

In the post-Dukes world, “there’s trepidation,” acknowledged Emily Martin, vice president and general counsel for the National Women’s Law Center, which has been closely monitoring the case and its aftermath. “But it’s not as though everyone is rolling up their tents and going home.”
Pacific Standard

During Government Shutdown, Nonprofits Amplify Message About Women's Reproductive Rights

October 3, 2013

On Oct. 2, the National Women's Law Center, an organization that uses research and analysis to advocate for women's advancement, tweeted the strong show of interest by Americans in participating in the new health care law, citing 4.7 million visitors to healthcare.gov and 190,000 enrollees.
Huffington Post

Under Obamacare, being a woman no longer a pre-existing condition

October 3, 2013

According to a 2011 analysis by the National Women's Law Center, 727,000 women are uninsured in our state. That figure represents an incredible 18 percent of Illinois women, including 25 percent of black women and 36 percent of Latinas. Because of Obamacare, many women and their children are newly eligible for Medicaid.

Crain's Chicago Business
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