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The Senate’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Create a Disaster for Rural Mothers and Babies – Mother Jones

Jul 1, 2025 |

“The historically brutal Medicaid cuts—a staggering $930 billion slashed from the program over the next decade—could force as many as 144 rural hospitals around the US to close their labor-and-delivery units or drastically scale back services, a new analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families projects. That could have potentially catastrophic consequences for maternal and infant health. ‘When somebody is in labor or having a pregnancy-related emergency, every second counts,’ says Rolonda Donelson, lead author of the analysis. ‘And with these hospital closures, people are going to have to travel further and further to get the help that they need.’”

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Supreme Court Limits Medicaid Patients’ Right to Choose Their Health Care Provider

Jun 26, 2025 |

Today, in a new decision (Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic), the Supreme Court has made it harder for people in South Carolina with Medicaid coverage to choose their health care provider and limited their ability to challenge that restriction in court. The decision now opens the door for other states to exclude Planned Parenthood from their state Medicaid programs.

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Trump administration’s guidance on emergency care law adds to ‘chaos,’ not clarity, in states with strict abortion laws, some doctors say – CNN

Jun 20, 2025 |

“’In the letter, he mentions that EMTALA requires caring for the pregnant woman and their unborn child. Pre-Dobbs, that might not have meant much, but post-Dobbs, with the rise in fetal personhood in state abortion bans, it raises questions on whether the providers in these emergency departments have any duty to the unborn fetus and whether they can provide this emergency stabilizing care when it conflicts with their state abortion ban,’ said Donelson, the Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families.’”

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National Partnership Announces Top Companies Leading on Paid Leave

Jun 10, 2025 |

Today, the National Partnership for Women and Families unveiled the top companies setting new standards for paid leave policies in 2025. The 2025 “Leading on Leave” report highlights seven companies that exceeded benchmark qualifications for their policies and practices on paid leave.

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Trump Administration Refuses To Allow Pregnant Patients To Access Abortion in Medical Emergencies

Jun 6, 2025 |

When a health crisis or emergency arises, and when minutes and seconds can be the difference between life or death, it is critical to ensure that patients receive the care that they need quickly and without hesitation. This week, the Trump Administration made this task harder by revoking guidance clarifying that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) applies in cases where abortion care is necessary to stabilize a patient, even when there is a state abortion ban in place.

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A caregiver dad, Bradley Cooper and how a national crisis inspired an unexpected film – USA Today

Jun 3, 2025 |

“Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, is featured in the documentary. Caregiving issues, she said, ‘are not niche concerns.’

“‘The vast majority of families navigate these problems every day and it is important for people to see that they are part of a large community of people struggling to figure things out,’ Frye said.”

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