Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2017 By: NOW President Toni Van Pelt Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made turning back the clock on women’s reproductive rights central to its new mission. A draft of its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan states unequivocally that the goals of HHS are[Read More…]
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ACLU Comment on Bipartisan Bill Halting Ban on Transgender Military Service Members
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017 By: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Democratic and Republican members of Congress introduced a new bill in Congress (H.R. 4041) today that seeks an immediate halt to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military. The bill was introduced by Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.),[Read More…]
Poll: 7 in 10 Want the Trump Administration to Make the Affordable Care Act Work Rather Than Make it Fail
Large Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents Favor Continuing Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments as Part of Bipartisan Deal in Congress to Give States More Flexibility Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2017 By: Kaiser Family Foundation As the Trump administration begins implementing Thursday’s executive order aimed at providing alternatives to the Affordable Care Act’s[Read More…]
Poll: Most Americans Say Puerto Ricans Are Not Yet Getting the Help They Need After Hurricane Maria
More Blame Federal Government than Local Authorities for Problems Restoring Basic Services Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: Kaiser Family Foundation As President Trump threatens to scale back the federal response to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, most Americans say that Puerto Ricans affected by Hurricane Maria are not[Read More…]
NOW Calls on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to Revoke Harvey Weinstein’s Membership
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 By: M.E. Ficarra, [email protected] Statement of NOW President Toni Van Pelt: NOW is calling for sexual predator Harvey Weinstein to be removed from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. After decades of abusing his power to prey on women, the last place he should[Read More…]
U.S. Citizens Only Need Weapons For Hunting Or Defense Of Household
In response to the articles covering the recent shooting in Las Vegas. To The Editor: The second amendment of the United States Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Enrollees Reduce Their Prescription Drug Use
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: NORML Patients enrolled in a statewide medical cannabis program are likely to reduce their use of conventional prescription drugs over time, according to data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Care. Investigators from DePaul University and Rush University, College[Read More…]
Americans in Rural Areas More Likely to Die by Suicide
Suicide rates for rural counties consistently higher than urban counties from 2001-2015 Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) Rural counties consistently had higher suicide rates than metropolitan counties from 2001-2015, according to data released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on DOJ Rescinding Title VII Protections for Transgender Workers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed a federal government policy yesterday that clarified that transgender people are protected from sex discrimination in the workplace under Title VII. James Esseks, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT & HIV Project,[Read More…]
Rulemaking Sets Stage for Trump and Zinke to Eliminate or Gut BLM Methane Rule
Move puts short-term oil and gas profits before taxpayers and public health Taos, NM—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: Western Environmental Law Center The Trump administration is expected to propose a new rule today to delay implementation of the BLM methane rule that curbs waste and pollution from the oil and gas[Read More…]
