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Missouri judge says abortion-rights measure summary penned by GOP official is misleading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that an anti-abortion GOP official used misleading language to summarize a ballot question designed to restore abortion rights in the state. Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker threw out a description of the amendment as...
Advocates seek rewrite of Missouri abortion-rights ballot measure language
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge will rule Thursday on whether the Republican secretary of state's official description of an abortion-rights amendment on November's ballot is misleading. At issue is a proposed amendment to Missouri's Constitution that would restore...
America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — At the site of a race massacre that reduced neighborhoods to ashes a century ago, where murals memorialize a once-thriving “ Black Wall Street,” one African American mother strives to keep others from dying as they try to bring new life into the world. Black...
Europe offers clues for solving America's maternal mortality crisis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Midwife Jennie Joseph touched Husna Mixon’s pregnant belly, turned to the 7-year-old boy in the room with them and asked: “Want to help me check the baby?” With his small hand on hers, Joseph used a fetal monitor to find a heartbeat. “I hear it!” he...
Takeaways from AP's report on what the US can learn from other nations about maternal deaths
How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis? Health experts say one way is to look to other countries. The U.S. has one of the highest maternal death rates of any wealthy nation — hovering around 20 per 100,000 live births overall and 50 for Black moms, according...
Massachusetts governor pledges to sign sweeping maternal health bill
BOSTON (AP) — A sweeping maternal health bill has cleared both legislative chambers and is awaiting Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s signature. The bill would create a pathway for midwives and lactation consultants to obtain licenses, encourage the creation of more freestanding...
There are so few doctors in Maui County that even medical workers struggle to get care
For nearly a year, Hannah Litt has provided free women’s health care to individuals impacted by the Lahaina wildfire through a state-funded reproductive program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. As the director and sole provider at the college’s health center, she has...
Judge's ruling temporarily allows for unlicensed Native Hawaiian midwifery
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii judge has temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a law requiring the licensing of practitioners and teachers of traditional Native Hawaiian midwifery while a lawsuit seeking to overturn the statute wends its way through the courts. Lawmakers enacted...
