Vermont
Co-Creator of the Daily Show Lizz Winstead comes to New England
Burlington, Vermont
Saturday, October 29th at 7pm
The Film House, Lake and College Street
Buy Tickets Here
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Other Upcoming Events:
FREE film screening presented by Population Media CenterMother: Caring for 7 Billion
Tuesday, October 25th at 7:30pm
Fleming Museum (Rm. 101), University of Vermont
With support from: VSTEP & Vermont International Film Festival
http://www.motherthefilm.com/
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Vermont leads the way in transgender justice!
This year, two landmark bills were passed through the Vermont statehouse thanks to the efforts of Vermonters Ending Transgender Oppression and other transgender activists that address significant concerns of the trans community. One law allows for the gender label on birth certificates to be changed for those who identify as a different gender–regardless of whether sex reassignment surgery has been elected–and a new document produced. Vermont is the first state in the nation to pass such legislation. The second bill requires all single-stall bathrooms in state buildings to be gender neutral. Planned Parenthood of northern New England is proud of Vermont’s decision to be ahead of the curve in granting long overdue transgender rights to our residents!
Vermont’s progressive new Health Care Bill was signed into law May 26th! The new law sets up the framework for Vermont to be the first state to have a single-payer healthcare system in an effort to control rising health care costs and provide quality coverage to more Vermonters. Planned Parenthood was present at the State house to cheer Shumlin on in this exciting historic moment!
“This law recognizes an economic and fiscal imperative – that we must control the growth in health care costs that are putting families at economic risk and making it harder for small employers to do business…We have a moral imperative to fix this problem, with 47,000 Vermonters uninsured and another 150,000 underinsured and worried about how to afford keeping their families healthy.” – Governor Shumlin
For more information about our legislative agenda or questions about the bill contact grassrootsvt@ppnne.org.
And More Good News!
Another great success for women’s health issues when Governor Shumlin signed into law a bill requiring private insurers to cover home births and the services of midwives. Shumlin says, “This law will ensure that all expectant mothers get the coverage and care they want and deserve.”
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