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Blog Day For The Mothers Act

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BlogHers Act: Blog Day for the Mothers Act Have you heard about The Mothers Act? It’s legislation that would increase federal efforts to combat postpartum depression by:

• Requiring medical professionals to educate new mothers and their families about postpartum depression before they leave the hospital,

• Offering the opportunity for new mothers to be screened for postpartum depression symptoms during the first year of postnatal check-up visits,

• Providing social services to new mothers suffering from postpartum depression and their families,

• Increasing funding for research on postpartum conditions at the National Institutes of Health.

From the Postpartum Support International

Up to 800,000 women in the U.S. will develop a diagnosable perinatal mood disorder this year! (This does not include women whose babies are stillborn, who miscarry or suffer pregnancy termination). Yet only 15% of these women will receive any treatment.

Women like Dooce, Kat Stone, Erin Kotecki Vest and, Kari have blogged about their experience with PPD. Please join us today and share your own stories or encourage others to blog for awareness of PPD and in support of The Mothers Act.

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Deer Hunting with Jesus

1 Comment / 2007, Books in Bed, Daily Dose, Favorites, Health and Wellness, Money Talks, News and Politics, Non-Fiction, Religion /

And to think I almost skipped reading Deer Hunting with Jesus, that would have been a shame particularly since I’ve invoked the “C word” quite a bit over the last few months.

Liberals, (politicians and their supporters), should do themselves (and the country) a favor and read Deer Hunting with Jesus. Then, spend some time figuring out how to talk to the working class poor because the status quo is simply not cutting it. Millions of people in this country are under-educated, over-worked and under-paid and they do not have time, interest or knowledge to sort out the rhetoric and propaganda. They can’t relate to wealthy politicians of any political persuasion but they can relate to the conservative BS that scares them or inspires them and doesn’t make it necessary for them to do any thinking – all they have to do is believe in God, Country and Family … and they do. A little healthy fear of people who aren’t like them gets tossed in for good measure and the republican vote is all locked up.

As an aside, it was a pleasant surprise to skim through the Acknowledgments for the book and see one of my favorite blogs listed: Peacebang… Joe Bageant has great taste in religious bloggers.

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Global Health Issue: Go Vote

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The women of BlogHers Act have created a poll so that you can vote on the Global Women’s Health Initiative that BlogHer will focus on. What’s your issue? Vote! And let others know that they can vote, too.


<a href=”http://micropoll.questionpro.com/akira/MicroPoll?mode=html&id=48377″>View MicroPoll</A><br /> <a href=”http://www.questionpro.com/”>Web Survey</a><br /> <a href=”http://www.micropoll.com”>Free Web Polls</a><br /> Voting ends at midnight on August 25th.

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How gay are the democratic candidates?

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I’m too tired from a very long work day to find out for myself. So I’m watching Greg Hambrick live blog it. He’s making me laugh. Personally, I think it’s Obama who is uncomfortable, not the chairs. (FYI TW says if Edwards would have appeared in drag, she’d vote for him. But then again, she says she’d vote for Hillary if she was in drag too. TW has a thing for drag… which is odd and another story entirely.)

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The men were not inspiring (except for Cooper)

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OK some thoughts from the debate tonight – you can see more of my scattered live blogging thoughts in the comments on BlogHer but I’m going to hit the low points here. Because boy did the guys have some low points.

What in the hell was that with the “bad touch” thing from Edwards. That was not the question dude. And then Obama followed right along where Edwards led him, that’s inexperience and nervousness but not a good sign in a presidential candidate.

And then Edwards staring at Hillary’s chest and pointing out her clothing. Can you say sexist behavior from the man his wife would like you to believe is the best candidate for women?

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