Conscious Woman of the Month

As a liberal Democrat in a Republican-dominated state legislature, Senator Rupert faced many challenges. While in office, she focused her energies on services for women and children, access to health care and education, the environment, prison reform, civil rights for minorities, the lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgendered community, hate crimes, and crisis intervention for youth.
Recent Blog Posts
Corn vs. Sugar Industries Legal Battle Heats Up Over “High Fructose Corn Syrup” Name Change
October 3, 2011 By Raquel Lazar-Paley Leave a Comment
For Immediate Release October 3, 2011 Contact: Glenn Turner, 917-817-3396 glenn@ripplestrategies.com New Website FoodIdentityTheft.com Provides Background for Reporters and Consumers Expert Legal Spokesperson Available For Interviews WASHINGTON, October 3, 2011 – High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is a man-made sweetener used in thousands of grocery store products and it has a serious image problem. Consumers [...]
A Message to Jewish Americans on Circumcision
June 21, 2011 By Raquel Lazar-Paley Leave a Comment
JEWISH CIRCUMCISION RESOURCE CENTER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ronald Goldman, Ph.D. Executive Director 617-523-0088 jcrc@jewishcircumcision.org A Message to Jewish Americans on Circumcision The Jewish Circumcision Resource Center, an educational organization in Boston that is connected with the Circumcision Resource Center, released a statement on circumcision intended for Jewish Americans. The statement, which is signed by [...]
Recorded Programs

Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension
Most prenatal care is designed to identify the small number of pregnant women who will develop Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension. This condition can be prevented and treated. This presentation explores how the diagnosis is made, how to identify … [Read More...]

Childhood Vaccination: Questions All Parents Should Ask
The issue of childhood vaccinations is quickly becoming "the" health issue of the 21st century. As the number of children with autism, juvenile diabetes, allergies, asthma, learning disorders, ADD/ADHD and other chronic illnesses reaches epidemic … [Read More...]

The Intact Boy
Medicalized (non-religious) circumcision, an invention of English-speaking physicians, is in steep decline everywhere in the world -- except for the United States. Join Marilyn Milos, RN; Ronald Goldman, Ph.D.; Gillian Longley, RN, BSN; and Miriam … [Read More...]
Resources
Childbirth “Humor”
Monty Python Birth Scene (from YouTube) The Obstetrician Song (mp3) … [Read More...]
Women and Child Abuse
Simkin, Penny and Klaus, Phyllis, When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing … [Read More...]
Systemic Issues
Block, Jennifer, Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care Davis-Floyd, Robbie and Johnson, Christine Barbara, … [Read More...]
Online Resources
(In development) Click here to read an article (adobe pdf) published in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, entitled Routine … [Read More...]
Schools
This list is currently being compiled. Check back soon or join our mailing list for notice of updates. … [Read More...]
Pain in Labor / Painless, Drug-Free Childbirth
Dick-Read, Grantly, Childbirth Without Fear Mongan, Marie, Hypnobirthing: A Celebration of Life Buckey, Sarah, M.D., Pain in Labour: Your Hormones … [Read More...]
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