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@baddestmamajama We really need to be talking about this and not just on Twitter. This helps because it’s validating (I see you and you see me) but holy crap this is just not good. Our trauma is more than the pandemic. WTF are we doing?
119. That’s how many days of paid leave new moms are guaranteed in Canada.
Do you know how many days of paid leave they’re guaranteed in the United States? Z-E-R-O. What a disgrace.
Driving home tonight, I thought about Republicans' floor speeches today on the "sanctity of life".
And how this concern for "life" apparently doesn't extend to the kids who were shot today in a school in Michigan.
So I turned the car around, and went to the Senate floor.
Weeks of paid family leave by country:
UK: 39
Ireland: 26
Finland: 23.5
Australia: 18
Denmark: 18
France: 16
Switzerland: 14
USA: Zero
This is an absolute travesty.
Lyft and Uber say they will pay for their drivers' legal fees if they're sued under Texas' new abortion law for transporting passengers seeking the procedure.
https://t.co/IdsxCS84T7
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If you’re in #Texas and need an abortion, https://t.co/v8vtJ3jDRN (English) and https://t.co/Omv2mThSYG (español) can help you find your closest legal abortion options.
Here’s how. (1/9)
Texas’s S.B. 8 violates Texan’s rights but the Supreme Court has let it go into effect. We aren’t backing down and are still fighting. Everyone deserves access to abortion. #BansOffOurBodies
Today we pause to celebrate Women’s Equality Day and the extraordinary women who paved this path. Our work is far from done and there is currently so much on the line. We look ahead and hold fast to the vision of true equality for women everywhere. #WomensEqualityDay
Today, FDA approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of #COVID19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. https://t.co/iOqsxXV1fj
Under TX's abortion ban, S.B. 8, an abusive partner, distant relative, or even a stranger can sue and get a court order to block your abortion. That’s right, Texas is allowing someone — anyone — to veto your right to control your own body. Take action: https://t.co/vU3wOGVJOt