by Josiah Friedman | Jul 7, 2020 | Workplace
Is COVID-19 causing an increase in pregnancy discrimination in the workplace? On May 13th, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center informed Elizabeth Watts they’d be terminating her contract. She was a frontline healthcare worker in the ER department during the...
by Josiah Friedman | Mar 16, 2020 | Single Parenting, Workplace
Panic surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19) may have begun only after it infected the rich and the famous, but the true toll won’t be felt there. It will be felt among the people in our society who don’t have community, especially working moms and pregnant women. There...
by Josiah Friedman | Jul 24, 2019 | Fatherhood, Unplanned Pregnancy
She tells you, “I’m pregnant.” Great conversation starter, right? You’ve got a career ahead of you, big dreams, an education you’re midway through, and no plans to settle down. Or maybe you didn’t feel so on-top-of-the-world before those two words sent your already...
by Josiah Friedman | Jun 20, 2019 | Fatherhood, Unplanned Pregnancy
“What am I going to tell my parents?” When 17-year-old Savannah Brinson found out she was pregnant, she broke down. A high school senior, Savannah was determined to keep the pregnancy: “Even if it would have been my mom’s advice,” she told BAZAAR, “I would have fought...
by Josiah Friedman | May 25, 2019 | Conversation, Culture, Unplanned Pregnancy
If you’re anything like me, most people in your social circle have weighed in on the new Alabama abortion law with incredible passion, including countless people who’ve never publicly expressed their thoughts on abortion before. In one way, it’s amazing. About 2...
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