The Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka "Obamacare", provides many important rights for women's health. In fact there are 26 preventative care benefits for women under the ACA that are free! Healthcare.gov lists Services for pregnant women or women who may become pregnant … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2017
Resist through consumer power
Now more than ever, it is important we use our power as consumers to support companies and products that are good for the planet, socially active, and our good for our health. We cannot trust the current US administration to protect people and planet over corporate profits. … [Read more...]
Will the EPA survive the Trump presidency?
On February 3, 2017, Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida has sponsored H.R.861 - To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.((https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/861)) There is no text or summary of this bill available to the public … [Read more...]
Childhood intense interests and obsessions: Dinosaurs, trains, princesses, horses, etc.
Many children go through periods of obsessions labeled by psychologists as "childhood intense interests". From horses to princesses to bulldozers to dinosaurs, parents support these fixations with toys, books, clothing, movies, etc. Just what is the connection … [Read more...]