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- NewsRachel Bertsche
‘What Kind of Mother Is 8 Months Pregnant and Wants an Abortion?’
Kate, already mom to one daughter, terminated her second pregnancy at 36 weeks. She named the daughter she lost Rose. (Photo: Rosanna U/Getty Images)
- NewsYahoo Parenting
Trump to Breastfeeding Mom: 'You're Disgusting'
Presidential candidate Donald Trump called a lawyer and breastfeeding mother “disgusting” after she requested a break from a deposition in order to pump, according to a New York Times report on Tuesday. According to the paper, lawyer Elizabeth Beck was questioning Trump in 2011 about a failed Florida real estate project. Beck, with her husband, represented clients who claimed to lose thousands of dollars in the deal.
- NewsYahoo Parenting
White House: Why All Families Need Paid Leave
President Obama has made affordable childcare, paid family leave, and flexible work policies a priority in his administration. To expand upon that mission, the president is unveiling on Labor Day a new executive order to give workers with federal contracts paid sick leave each year. White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett opens up to Yahoo Parenting about the benefits of this new initiative, why it’s an illusion that paid family leave comes at a “steep cost” for the economy, what work-life
- NewsRachel Bertsche
The Outrageous Kindergarten Application Question One Mom Refused to Answer
The mother of an incoming kindergartner in Connecticut has persuaded officials to revise their school forms after speaking out about a question that she says got too personal. The inquiry: “Type of birth: Vaginal__ Cesarean__.”
- NewsRachel Bertsche
Alyssa Milano on Having Kids at 38, Baby Weight, and the Fight to Breastfeed
Actress and mom-of-two Alyssa Milano captured America’s hearts when she was just a kid herself, starring as spitfire Samantha Micelli on Who’s The Boss? In her nearly lifelong Hollywood career, she has appeared in dramas like Charmed, Melrose Place and, until recently, Mistresses, but many of her fans relate even more to her role as outspoken advocate for moms and kids alike.
- NewsYahoo Parenting
‘You Can Have It All, but Not All at Once’: Words of Wisdom From Single Mom (and President Obama Confidant) Valerie Jarrett
A White House that has a work-from-home policy. A president who leaves the office every night at 6:30 p.m to be home in time for dinner. Focusing on family is not a priority just for President Barack Obama, but also for his senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett. Jarrett is known as a longtime mentor to both the president and first lady, but now she’s opening up about another side of her life: raising her daughter, Laura, as a single mom.
- NewsJennifer O'Neill
Doctor Saves Baby's Life. 30 Years Later, the Favor Is Returned.
This story is being featured as part of our “Yahoo Best Stories of 2015” series. It was originally published on April 2, 2015
