CNN: Ask About Care & Maternal Health at the Presidential Debate!
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Dear Friend,

Whoa. It’s hard to even know what to expect in the upcoming presidential
debate on Thursday, June 27th. [ [link removed] ]

But there’s one thing we know for sure - the issues of greatest concern to
women, moms, families, caregivers, disabled people, aging adults, and our
economy don’t often get their attention in these debates. There are more
than 94 million mom voters in the United States, we want to hear the
candidates and moderators speak to our concerns. 

[1]---> Join us in asking CNN, the news organization holding the
presidential debate, to: Ask the presidential candidates where they stand
on care infrastructure and maternal health issues like paid family and
medical leave, child care, and abortion access!

Moms in this country are in crisis. A crisis which studies show could be
solved to a large degree by passing care infrastructure policies: Paid
family and medical leave, affordable child care, accessible aging and
disability care, and closing the huge gender wage gap are all needed,
along with maternal health equity and access to the full suite of
reproductive healthcare options, including birth control, abortion, and
IVF.

There are more than 94 million mom voters in this country. NINETY FOUR
MILLION. And we all need CNN to ask about these highly popular policies in
the upcoming presidential debate!

[ [link removed] ]---> Urge the debate convener, CNN, to ask the candidates to address
their plans for building a care infrastructure (like child care and paid
family and medical leave) and advancing maternal and reproductive health,
including abortion care.

The vast majority of Americans support these policies, demonstrating the
urgency of CNN asking these questions:

* Being there when a new child arrives, for our own serious health
crisis, or for when our loved ones urgently need us in a time of
critical health crisis is what matters most, and no one should have to
risk losing a job or much-needed income to make it happen. At the same
time, we are the only industrialized nation, and one of only six
countries in the world, without a national paid family and medical
leave policy (yet). Given that, it’s not surprising that recent
polling led by Paid Leave for All Action found the highest levels of
voter support in history for paid family and medical leave in a
multistate poll—85%. Among the 85% of voters, 82% are Independents and
76% are Republicans. [2]
 
* Similarly, child care and pre-k are critical issues, especially
because child care costs more than college in most states. On the
whole, child care is an economic security policy that is proven to
boost businesses, the economy, and families alike as they lower costs
for families and help increase engagement in democracy. When families
are stressed by rising costs, no child care, and uncertainty, the
whole family is impacted from the child to the parent. Here too we see
sky high polling. In fact one poll by the First Five Years Fund showed
that 7 in 10 Americans are more likely to go out to vote for
candidates who advocate for child care. [ [link removed] ] Furthermore, 74% of
voters, regardless of their parental status, believe increasing
funding for child care is a good use of tax dollars, and 93% of voters
believe it is important for parents of young children to be able to
find and afford quality care. [4]

* At the same time, not surprisingly, recent polling by Caring Across
shows 86% of voters feel Congress should take action to improve the
availability of quality, affordable aging and disability care in homes
and communities, including 98% of Democrats, 86% of Independents, and
75% of Republicans. Additionally, 87% of voters want to receive care
for themselves or loved ones in their own homes and communities, and
84% of voters know that how we prioritize support for family
caregiving must change. Aging and disability care in homes and
communities enables older adults and disabled people to live and age
with dignity in their homes. [5]

* Similarly, support for access to reproductive health care services
like the following is also sky high: birth control, emergency
contraception, abortion, and IVF. For many women, especially mothers,
access to contraception is crucial. It allows us to plan our families,
pursue careers, contribute to the economy, and maintain our health and
well-being. Over 90 percent of women use contraception at some point
in their lives and the vast majority of Americans agree that people
should have access to contraception. In fact, around 90 percent of
Americans said that birth control options should be legal in “all” or
“most” cases. It’s evident through research that moms are the majority
of people needing reproductive health equity and access. It’s
critically important that the debate convener, CNN, asks about these
issues, especially since the US has the highest rate of maternal
deaths among high-income nations due to structural racism, Black women
are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth as white
women. This is not okay and needs to be solved! 

[3]***Don’t forget to urge CNN to ask the candidates about their plans to
boost the national economy by building a care infrastructure and advancing
maternal health -- and don’t forget to also pass along this link to family
and friends (share it on Facebook and Twitter!) so that as many people as
possible can take action!

Together we’re a powerful force for women and families.

- Kristin, Katrina, Diarra, Jenny, Ruth, Sue Anne, Monifa, Tina, Nate,
Nina, Lauren, Namatie, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

 

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