Sentences with phrase «of access to counsel»

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The court's decision will allow more room for innovation, and consumers will have more choices to determine for themselves how they access and experience the internet,» Verizon's general counsel of public policy, law and security, Randal Milch, said after the ruling was handed down.

With equity management platforms like Shareworks there is now a system of record that the company controls and can give access to legal counsel, investors and other stakeholders as desired.»

«Starbucks has sought engagement and counsel to ensure it has a broad historical view on race; access to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) experts; views from civil rights leaders; and deep conversation and engagement with a wide number of diverse communities.»

In Sweden, for example, an increase in affordable access to contraception and the presence of free contraceptive counseling have paralleled a substantial increase in the teen abortion rate.

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

The writers of the report are, perhaps, most disturbed by the fact that «even when legal, abortion is often prevented or delayed by obstacles to the access of appropriate services, such as the widespread use of conscientious objection, medically unnecessary waiting periods or biased counselling»; and calls on Member States to «regulate and monitor the use of conscientious objection in the key professions, so as to ensure that reproductive healthcare is guaranteed as an individual's right.»

Rather, the formation of the board represents Donald J. Trump's endorsement of those diverse issues important to Evangelicals and other Christians, and his desire to have access to the wise counsel of such leaders as needed.

CSW's Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas said, «It is unacceptable that these men have been denied access to their legal counsel ahead of the court hearing.

A mom's level of education and income play a part, as well as her access to prenatal care and counseling.

It states that women should have better access to lactation support, counseling and breastfeeding equipment, all of which are being included in health insurance policies.

«Unfortunately, the women who could most benefit from out - of - hospital midwifery care are those who are least likely to have access to Certified Professional Midwives with the specialized training needed to provide it,» said Susan Jenkins, Legal Counsel for The Big Push for Midwives Campaign.

As a member of the Illinois Association of Park Districts, Mr. Kendrigan was instrumental in promoting recent legislation that increased park districts» access to funding for the disabled, said Peter Murphy, secretary and general counsel for the group.

They were presented with an abundance of information on the families, learned the tools to have a relationship with them, received a legally enforceable agreement for ongoing visits and accessed lifelong counseling.

Contact from peers who had «breastfed at least 1 infant for a minimum of 6 months, were currently or had been a WIC client within the past 5 years, were able to devote at least 10 hours per week to peer counselling, were able to access transportation to bring them to the clinic several times per week, and were fluent in Spanish if service Spanish - speaking clients».

Labor Plus Package 4 In - Home Prenatal Sessions including: - Prenatal Coaching / Education - Planning for Birth, Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Childbirth Class Series including: - 4 weeks of group, interactive learning Labor Support including: - On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy - In - Hospital Breastfeeding Support - In - Home Breastfeeding Support 2 In - Home Postnatal Sessions: - 5 hours of Postpartum Care - 1 Overnight Postpartum Shift - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals

Access to free options counseling, regardless of the pregnancy outcome - again, it is imperative that pregnant women who contact an adoption agency to discuss their pregnancy options not feel pressured or coerced into making a decision the agency may see as «right.»

Among her suggestions: better access to lactation counseling, which is often not covered by insurance; a scaling back in the «aggressive marketing» of infant formula, including the free samples given to new parents at the hospital, and paid break time for women to pump their breast milk or, where possible, offer flexible work schedules or on - site daycare.

[1] In the hearings, which took place on 27 and 28 February 2018, Liberty's counsel told the Court that the broad range of data that the government can access under the IPAct can be used to build an intimate and comprehensive picture of citizens» lives, thus undermining privacy rights.

The counsel claimed that following the April 6 ruling, a letter by Dasuki's lead counsel Mr Joseph Daudu dated April 13 was despatched to the DSS requesting for permission to access Dasuki outside the DSS office as contained in the ruling of the court.

The counsel insisted that because of the confidentiality required in such a briefing between a client and his lawyer, the DSS letter could not be acted upon, hence the defence was not ready for trial until it has been afforded opportunity to access Dasuki on a neutral ground for proper briefing.

However, he said the counsel of the trio are working frantically to gain access to their clients «to know what the real issues are.»

The prosecuting counsel, ASP Mireti Wilson, alleged that,» that you Olagoke Adedamola «m» and others now at large between same period and place at the aforementioned magisterial district did unlawfully kidnapped one Akinduro Robert and took him to unknown destination in such a manner as to prevent any person entitled to have access to him from discovering the place he is imprisoned and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 364 (2) of the criminal code cap 34 vol.II of Osun State of Nigeria 2002.

Early in her administration, Bosworth said, she moved to limit the town hall access of Gerard Terry, the former town Democratic chairman and zoning counsel who recently pleaded guilty to federal and state tax evasion charges.

Through this project, SPIRASI and Freedom from Torture are working together to provide access to a range of multi-disciplinary support to torture survivors in London and Dublin, including physical and psychotherapeutic treatment, psycho - social counselling, legal services and socioeconomic support to torture survivors.

Leiberman joined public defenders, immigrant advocates and Councilmembers at City Hall on May 11 to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to drop a proposal in his Executive Budget that would restrict access to legal counsel for immigrants facing deportation who have been convicted of certain crimes.

The Right to Counsel Coalition estimates that half of evictions would be prevented with access to a lawyer — which could make a significant dent in the record 60,000 homeless New Yorkers currently staying in shelters at a cost of nearly $ 2 billion per year.

Until such studies are conducted, they conclude that «women with high HIV risk need access to additional safe and effective contraceptive options, and they need to be counseled about the relative risks and benefits of the available family planning methods.»

When he was a graduate student, Street had access to an array of resources, from on - campus counseling to support groups.

The global gag rule primarily affects the delivery of contraception and other reproductive health services, because it is forcing clinics that offer women access to contraception, counseling, and vital maternal health services to cut back their operations or to close.

In addition to fulfilling her dream of delivering genetic counseling services to psychiatric patients, the clinic provides Austin a venue to train specialist genetic counselors and directly access patients and their families for her research.

To address these trends the authors suggest that policy - makers consider measures that would increase primary prevention of drug use by drivers, including curbing prescription drug use by drivers through counseling by medical professionals, and increasing affordable access to mass transiTo address these trends the authors suggest that policy - makers consider measures that would increase primary prevention of drug use by drivers, including curbing prescription drug use by drivers through counseling by medical professionals, and increasing affordable access to mass transito mass transit.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization of 66,000 pediatricians, has repeatedly advocated for stricter gun laws, violence prevention programs, research for gun violence prevention and public health surveillance, physician counseling to patients on the health hazards of firearms and mental health access to address exposure to violence.

MEDC's Entrepreneur and Innovation initiative establishes Michigan as the place to create and grow a business by providing high - tech start - up companies with access to a variety of critical resources, such as funding and expert counsel, from ideation to maturation.

Prior to joining IDRI, Erik was Associate General Counsel at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he was the second attorney on staff and worked for over seven years exclusively within the Foundation's Global Health Program, where he led the development and implementation of the foundation's Global Access policy through the review of grant proposals and assistance in structuring strategic initiatives.

In reference to a recent article in Australia Counselling, 4 out of 10 Australians access online dating websites in search of true love or enduring friendships.

Membership costs around $ 30 per month (as little as $ 16 a month if you buy a multi-month package), and provides access to useful features like counseling via chat or email, extra search options (including by STD if you're specifically looking for herpes dating), the ability to start actual conversations, and bumping your profile to the top of any applicable searches.

«When the gap year occurs outside of an educational setting or another structured setting, now students lack the access to counseling and supports.

While former Schools Minister David Laws counselled that the «whims of here - today, gone tomorrow» politicians should not decide the direction of the school curriculum, Gibb argued «access to these wonderful novels shouldn't be the preserve of the few».

Mandy Savitz - Romer's professional experience has allowed her to link research to practice in the field of school counseling, specifically as it relates to college access and retention for urban students.

Some have gone on to engage in drug intervention programmes, some have been part of the college mentoring programme and some have accessed counselling.»

Despite promising new developments, most panelists stressed a greater need to reimagine the profession of school counseling specifically focused toward college access / readiness beginning as young as kindergarten.

Whether through formal or informal mentoring, peer - to - peer connections, or access to school counseling, relationships are an essential part of preparing young people to transition to adulthood.

The LGA is calling for 5 per cent of this funding — # 90 million — to be used to make it mandatory for every pupil in secondary and alternative education provision, to have access to on - site school counselling services.

Providing Thousands of Additional Students With College Prep Support: Organizations including College Possible, College Spring, College Track, OneGoal, Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) as well as a coalition of groups under the National College Access Network are making commitments to serve thousands of additional students, providing counseling services, high - quality SAT / ACT prep, and other support for students applying to college

Comprehensive support services include counseling and supplemental instruction in reading, writing, and math to address the individual needs of all students, ensuring equity of access, opportunity, and success.

Judge Norman Black of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in a summary judgment, ruled that student - initiated religious - study meetings prohibited by two schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District are, in fact, permissible under the Equal Access Act, according to Maurice Amidei, counsel for the...

The purposes of Title IV, Part A are supporting LEAs in offering a well - rounded education and fostering safe, healthy, supportive, and drug - free environments, helping LEAs implement mental health awareness training programs, and supporting LEAs in expanding access to or coordinate resources for school - based counseling and mental health programs, such as through school - based mental health services partnership programs.

The Steward Award — Dr. Shawn Bultsma, Dr. Thomas Haas, and Grand Valley State University Educational Leadership and Counseling Department The Steward Award recognizes those that have dramatically contributed to increasing the skills, talent and knowledge of college access professionals in Michigan.

The Reach Higher Midwest Convening was held at Michigan State University and brought together state teams made up of state agencies, school counselors, counselor educators and college access professionals to explore strategies to improve school counseling and college advising.

The commission shall make such expenditures as may be necessary in exercising its authority and powers and carrying out its duties and responsibilities, including expenditures for personal services, general counsel or access to counsel, and rent at the seat of government and elsewhere; for books of reference, periodicals, furniture, equipment, and supplies; and for printing and binding.