family leave

Ethics and Public Policy Center’s encouraging report on two years after Dobbs (and some discouraging thoughts too)

Nadya Williams | June 24, 2024

Patrick Brown’s report on states and family-friendly policies two years after Dobbs is a must-read.

Better family policies will reduce abortions

John Fea | June 21, 2022

As Fordham’s Charles Camosy writes, there is “plenty of evidence” to support this claim. Here is a taste of his piece at Religion News Service: …abortion rates (per 1,000 women 15-49) in pro-choice states such as New York (20.3) and […]

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg defends his decision to take family leave

John Fea | October 18, 2021

Here NBC News: WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended paid family leave Sunday after Fox News host Tucker Carlson mocked him for taking paternity leave to care for his newborn twins. “When somebody welcomes a new child into their […]