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Pregnant Stanford grad students win rights.(NEWSWATCH)

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Grad students in Stanford University's chemistry department who are pregnant will get the right to a 12-week period in which they are relived of regular duties so that they can handle late-stage pregnancy, birth and care of their newborn. The department's formal adoption of this policy is being well received by experts and students.

According to the new policy, a student's status does not change during the leave, so financial support is also unchanged. Additionally, students receive an automatic one-quarter extension on ...

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