Connecticut
    HUSKY Change Would Put Poor Parents' Health Care At Risk
    March 25, 2013

    As we approach Jan. 1, 2014, and full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, we expect that 25,000 to 50,000 people will have new health care coverage through Connecticut's adoption of the Medicaid expansion. That's the good news.   ...

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    PPSNE opposes elimination of Medicaid (Husky A) for parents
    March 25, 2013

    PPSNE joins other Medicaid advocates in expressing serious specific concern about the Governor's budget proposal. This proposal would leave thousands of low-income working parents without insurance just as the Affordable Care Act, with its promise of expanded health care coverage...

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    Bill to Keep Kids Toxic Free
    March 19, 2013

    Protecting your children from dangerous chemicals; that's the goal of a new bill that's now in front of the General Assembly.   Young Jack wants to stay toxic free, but it's not easy today for kids, or parents.   "I pretty much poisoned my kids on a daily basis, not...

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    Family and Medical Leave Insurance for Connecticut
    March 19, 2013

    PPSNE has joined the Family and Medical Insurance for Connecticut Coalition.  The FMLI coalition is run jointly by the CT Association of Human Services and the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women.  A group of diverse advocates who represent the needs of working families and...

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    PPSNE Supports a Safe and Healthy CT
    March 19, 2013

    Planned Parenthood of Southern New England joined the Coalition for a Safe & Healthy CT because of the growing concern of how chemicals and environmental toxins such as Bisphenol-A (BPA) are affecting the ability of women to become pregnant, have a healthy pregnancy, and give birth to a healthy...

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    PPSNE testifies in support of CT Family Medical Leave Insurance Taskforce
    March 19, 2013

    PPSNE added their voice in support of HB 6553, An Act Establishing a Task Force to Study Family Medical Leave Insurance to the Connecticut General Assembly on March 12, 2013.  ...

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    Women Call On Legislature To Explore Paid Family Medical Leave
    March 19, 2013

    If you work for a Connecticut company with 50 or more employees, then it’s likely you qualify for 16 weeks of leave under the Family Medical Leave Act. But what most people don’t know is that it’s unpaid leave.   In today’s economy that’s causing young families...

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    Our Latest Mailing
    October 23, 2012

    Read our latest flyer on Linda McMahon's efforts to turn back the clock on reproductive health care. ...

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    Setting the Record Straight
    September 13, 2012

    PP Votes! Connecticut responds to erroneous claim made by McMahon campaign that "the Blunt amendment wouldn't deny women birth control." ...

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    Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorses Chris Murphy for Senate
    August 15, 2012

    Planned Parenthood Action Fund announces its endorsement of Chris Murphy for Senate in Connecticut today.  The Action Fund is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. ...

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