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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm surprised that no one has yet mentioned that the U.S. is one of only 4 counties in the world that does not have a national policy of paid maternity leave. We're in good company with Swaziland, Liberia, and Papua New Guinea. Go U.S.A.![/quote]

You took the words out of my mouth. This country's maternity leave policies are a disgrace.

Yes, having children is a choice, but society, as a whole, needs people. If no one reproduces because they'd rather 'be working' who's going to be moving this country forward? [/quote]
Yes! And what is really a disgrace is the way we've been acclimated to think that even something like unpaid FMLA leave is "unamerican" and an undeserved entitlement. We're the proverbial frogs in water that is slowly being heated to a boil. We don't even realize how we are being screwed over. The way mothers and families in the country are treated is a true disgrace. As someone (or many someones) pointed out earlier, we pay a lot of lip service to the importance of families and mothers in this country, but guess what... actions speak louder than words, and our actions show that we don't really value families in this country.

And to all the posters bitching about "well, having children is a choice! Wah!" feel free to take a look at Japan and the problems that they are facing as their population grays. Do you really think that should be the model for the U.S.? Last time I checked, the only way to keep your population up was either through immigration (and we know that there are a lot of you out there who have a real problem with that) or through childbirth. How is it that virtually every country in the world has figured out that paid maternity (and paternity, in many cases) leave is best for the mother, the father, the child, the business, the economy and the whole friggin' country![/quote]

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