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We can make birth safer for Black mothers. Here's how. - Vox

What doulas, midwives, and policymakers are doing to end the maternal mortality crisis.

State And Federal Policy Action To Address Black Maternal Health ...

This week marks the second annual Black Maternal Health Week, which runs through April 17. The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) has ...

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Reducing maternal mortality is a worthy goal in itself, but it is also the best indicator that women are receiving the reproductive health services they ...

Know Your Rights - Reproductive Health Care for Youth in Illinois

If you are under 18 you have the right to make many decisions about your own reproductive health in Illinois. Find more information and resources below.

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Governor Pritzker signs legislation to improve maternal health ...

... maternal health outcomes by allowing for the licensure and certification of midwives in Illinois ... hope every bill I will sign today ...

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SB 332 of the 131st General Assembly required the Ohio Legislative Service. Commission (LSC) to contract with a nonprofit organization to ...

Rep. Robin Kelly Introduces Health Equity and Accountability Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust, introduced the ...

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November is Youth Homelessness, Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Month. Get Involved for #YouthHOPEMonth. National Youth HOPE Month shines a light on ...

Illinois Law Holds Anti-Abortion 'Crisis Pregnancy Centers ...

Four states—Connecticut, Colorado, Illinois and Vermont—expressly prohibit anti-abortion clinics from deception or fraud. “If the medical ...

Health Outcomes Disparities Report 2024 - Illinois General Assembly

It has been written that continuing to frame maternal mortality rates as “health disparities” implies that the concern is a matter of ...

New California law aims to reduce deaths among Black moms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at reducing the disparity of deaths among Black pregnant women.

The Best and Worst States to Be a Woman

The index and this report were conceived and led by Jeni Klug- man, Managing Director, Georgetown Institute for Women,. Peace and Security (GIWPS).

Abena Bediako on X: "Black women have the highest maternal ...

Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S. Gov. Pritzker signed a new state law to remedy this fact.

Illinois politics: New abortion law targets crisis pregnancy centers

Planned Parenthood supports the legislation, while anti-abortion rights activists say Gov. JB Pritzker is trying to prohibit free speech.

Abortion in the Lives of Women Struggling Financially

The Hyde Amendment has severely restricted abortion coverage for women insured by Medicaid and, in turn, has made real reproductive choice a privilege of those ...

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis | HIV.gov

PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent getting HIV from sex or injection drug use.

Child advocates want NM to eradicate poverty through 'baby bonds'

New Mexico child welfare groups are behind an initiative they plan to introduce in the next legislative session to create a so-called baby ...

Here's One Issue Blue and Red States Agree On: Preventing Deaths ...

From Indiana to Oregon, lawmakers are passing bills to increase scrutiny of maternal deaths. Often, they're citing our “Lost Mothers” series.