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NC House Bill 10; NC's only human milk bank; addressing period poverty in NC

NC House Bill 10; NC's only human milk bank; addressing period poverty in NC

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House Bill 10 will require NC sheriff officials to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We'll discuss the potential implications and impact with Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, WUNC's race, class and communities reporter. The WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank in Cary is one of only 33 nonprofit human milk banks in North America and the only one in the state of North Carolina. We speak with the Kerrie Gottschall, manager of the bank about their services, their ongoing need for more donors and the many families who benefit from their work, both in North Carolina and across the Southeast region of the country. Nearly one-quarter of all K-12 public school students in the U.S. struggle to gain monthly access to feminine hygiene products. We chat with Lillian Pinto, NCDPI's reproductive health consultant, about addressing need 

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