The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. This week: A local writer argues that health care legislation is bad for women….Plus, extreme poverty rates can lead to a trend of premature births.
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Here’s this week’s news:
· In an op-ed in the Washington Times, Janice Shaw Crouse argues that the recently passed health care legislation is bad for women.
· The Associated Press reports that Puerto Rico struggles with a high premature birth rate, which is attributed to a high level of poverty.
· According to an opinion piece by Jennifer Marshall in the Sacramento Bee, the collapse of marriage has led to a high rate of children who are raised by a single mother, a major contributing factor to childhood poverty.
· More than 300 homeless and formerly homeless mothers and their families filled a Capital University hall in Ohio on Mother’s Day to enjoy a brunch, receive books for their children, and have a family portrait taken, as reported in the Columbus Dispatch.
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