Favorite name. Its the my 5yearold uses when she runs into the house after dance class eager to show me what she lear one my 9yearold uses when she announces her life plan when shee she wanted to be a garbage collector and now she wants to be a cyber warier. They would not have been born without the basic rights that americans have been depending on for nearly a half century. After a decade of struggling with infertility after serving in iraq i was able to pregnant through the miracle of ivf. It is the reason why i get to experience the joy, stress and joy. It is the reason my husband and i are not just tammy and brian, but were mom and dad. Ivf made my heart whole and full. But for countless women in alabama, that desperately soughtafter dream of becoming a mom just became so much harder. Last week that States Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos created through ivf should be considered children under state law, a ruling that paints women like me and our doctors as criminals, and i
Democratic senator Tammy Duckworth spoke from the floor about her personal experiences having children through in vitro fertilization and asked unanimous consent for the senate to pass her bill to protect access to other assisted Reproductive Technology services nationwide. Mississippi republican senators objected to the request to saying the bill went too far beyond and ensuring legal access. Other Democratic Senators also weighed in on the topic. Ive been called a lot of names in my life. Tammy, lieutenant colonel, senators and a couple of others i shouldnt mention. Mommy though is without a doubt my favorite name. Its the one my 5yearold uses when she runs into the house and pulls on my sleeve to show me what she learned during her lesson. Its the one my 9yearold says when she announces her plan when she was little she wanted to grow up to be a garbage collector and now shes leaning towards an armytl cyber warrior. They wouldnt have been bored if i didnt have the rights to access th
Hes presiding over immigrant week aimed at celebrating the thousands of immigrant owned businesses in philadelphia. The mayor says it looks to him like the sessions move today is time to distract the public from the various investigation of white house connections to russia and other trump troubles. Obviously the thumping that they took on healthcare brings them back to an area where its uncomfortable being divisive and being bullies about. Thats their city. One of the participants at the business meeting today says claims that undocumented immigrants increase the crime rate are false. We know everybody talking about how much young immigrants making and then what we are also hearing from our local officials in philadelphia that sanctuary cities doesnt necessarily mean protecting criminals for instance. When presented with a criminal warrant we will turn anybody over but were not going to hold people against their will without charge. That is the Fourth Amendment of the United States co
Tomorrow a weak area of low pressure will form to our south. It will bring some moisture into the best chance for snow this teens. Wind chills by updates to all of these systems. Good morning, Hampton Roads. Lets check traffic now. To put a stop to crime in Hampton Roads. Governor Terry Mcauliffe and local leaders will meet for an important conversation preventing Young African american boys from turning to violence the city of hampton is hosting a regional symposium to address the issue. Data shows young black males are disproportionately affected by crime as either victims or offenders. Rico bush is in hampton with more on what some are calling the crisis in the black community. Rico. Brandi, don, with this symposium today, leaders hope to use it as an opportunity to change the narrative from failure to hope among black youth and men. State and local leaders say they want to turn the page on crime and send a united message that they wont tolerate it in the seven cities. In hampton al