The cuts to maternal health programs may serve a second purpose for Republicans.
Such programs have come under fire in some conservative states, in part because the experts involved investigate deaths that could have been prevented with abortion services – now illegal or severely restricted in nearly two dozen conservative states…
Meanwhile, experts in HIV/Aids, worker health and safety, healthcare for society's most vulnerable, and experts in maternal and child health have received "reduction in force" notices, a federal term for layoffs, or have been placed on administrative leave with the expectation of being eliminated.
"It certainly appears there was a particular focus on parts of HHS that dealt with women's or reproductive health," said Sean Tipton, chief policy officer at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, about the cuts.
He added: "How in the world you can justify the CDC eliminating the division of maternal mortality is beyond me."…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/maternal-child-health-cuts
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