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[ID] 935 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen Health Care Provider [Comment] The United States' maternity and paternity leave system is disgraceful. It is very telling of how little value we truly place on the relationship of the family and the health of the child. Having NO paid leave and unpaid leave ONLY for certain members of our society (under FMLA) is both inequitable and unacceptable. This is not a states issue, and should not be left to the state to implement. This is a human rights and public health issue. Our national government must implement paid leave comparable with other industrialized countries. Please consider this issue very carefully and issue strong recommendations or policy providing for adequate parental leave for ALL parents following the birth or adoption of a child. The health and future of our society depends on it. [Topic] 
Paid Maternity Leave
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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