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Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Midnight to c/collapse

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“I used to say that outcomes are gonna be worse,” Rogers said. “And that’s a nice, polite euphemism for babies are going to die and mothers are going to die in emergency rooms because of a lack of prenatal care and a lack of obstetrical care.”

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[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago

Pro-life, everyone.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So, let me get this straight..

They're getting fucking paid to close...?!

[–] Midnight 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That is correct. Theres some backwards incentives and basically none for providing OBGYN care.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago

Why would we want to protect women? /s

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

So on its face, this doesn't look like something deliberately targeting ob/gyn services, and seems more like a poorly thought out but necessary band-aid to keep open rural hospitals that would otherwise close. The lack of Medicaid funding certainly doesn't help, but this seems to be a complicated issue that doesn't have a single, obvious, easy-button answer.

Oh wait, yes there is, one that most other developed countries have had for a long time: Medicare For All.