
10/01/2025
The attack on reproductive health care in the U.S. runs so deep that rightwing politicians are willing to shut down the government and let subsidies expire just to avoid providing affordable health care.
State and local leaders have an opportunity to blunt the harm this shutdown will create. They can:
👉🏿 fund reproductive and maternal health care directly
👉🏾 ensure labor and delivery doors stay open
👉🏼 and enact paid family leave policies.
The federal government has made it clear that they won’t protect people’s access to care, so now it’s up to the states.