60 Percent of Americans Support Access to Abortion at 20 Weeks in Cases of Severe Fetal Abnormalities Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards strongly condemned dangerous legislation introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham that would ban abortion at 20 weeks nationwide. Bills like this one[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Workplace Discrimination Compromises Health of Sexual Minorities
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. As Congress debates a bill that would end employment discrimination based on sexual orientation—perhaps as early as this week—University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers offer further evidence of workplace discrimination and its impact on the health of young sexual minorities. José Bauermeister, the John[Read More…]
Hope Builds for a Drug that Might Shut Down a Variety of Cancers
Cancer Cells “Go to Sleep” When Crucial Set of Molecules Is Targeted NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013 — The most frequently mutated gene across all types of cancers is a gene called p53. Unfortunately it has been difficult to directly target this gene with drugs. Now a multi-institutional research team, led[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Expansion Of Free Mammography Program
Nearly 1,500 More Chicago Women Will Have Access to Breast Cancer Screenings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced a new expansion that will provide free mammography services to an approximately 1,500 additional uninsured Chicago women at Roseland Community Hospital. “We want to do all that we can to[Read More…]
Senator Lindsey Graham Introduces Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is the new front in protecting the rights of the unborn. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today introduced the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in the United States Senate. The legislation currently has 33 cosponsors. Graham was joined[Read More…]
Bipartisan Group Aims to Improve Job Opportunities for Vets
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. As Veterans Day approaches, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Congressmen Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, announced today their introduction of the United We Stand to Hire Veterans Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would[Read More…]
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on the Advance Estimate of GDP in the Third Quarter of 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the third quarter of 2013. Real GDP increased 2.8 percent at annual rate, an increase from a 2.5 percent annual growth rate from the previous quarter. This is[Read More…]
SEIU Members Reach Nearly 440,000 Americans in the First Six Weeks of Outreach on Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. With the release of official enrollment figures for the federal marketplaces one week out, SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry today shared more details on the work by doctors, nurses, childcare providers and education workers to inform their communities about the law: “SEIU’s doctors and nurses, librarians[Read More…]
Hyundai Recall of Certain Model Year 2009 – 2012 Genesis Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 6, 2013. SUMMARY: Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Genesis vehicles manufactured April 30, 2008, through March 28, 2012. The vehicles may contain brake fluid which does not protect against corrosion of the Hydraulic Electronic Control Unit (HECU). CONSEQUENCE: If the module corrodes, reduced brake effectiveness may[Read More…]
FTC Approves Changes to Vocational Schools Guides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013. The Federal Trade Commission revised its Vocational School Guides, which advise against deceptive marketing practices by businesses that offer vocational training. Created in 1972, the Vocational School Guides (formally known as Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools) address misrepresenting accreditation, the transferability of credit[Read More…]
