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Thursday, April 26th, 2007

NYT: Family or Career?

Well here’s proof that it actually is a forced choice: Sixty percent of married mothers of preschool children are now in the work force, four percentage points fewer than in 1997. The rate for married mothers of infants fell by about six percentage points, to 53.5 percent. The bureau further reports that the declines “have […]

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

NYT: Spitzer Shores Abortion Rights

Terrific idea and one Democratic governors and state legislatures should follow: Mr. Spitzer’s bill, the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, would update current law, which, for example, does not include a provision allowing for abortions late in pregnancies to protect a woman’s health. New York state laws on the books also treat abortion as […]