Tag: maternalhealthcrisis

US Politics

The Assault on Liberty: How Regulatory Strangulation is Deepening America's Maternal Health Crisis

Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center to combat the state's high maternal mortality rates, especially among Black women, only to be shut down by state regulators who deemed it an 'unlicensed hospital'. It is a devastating assault on liberty and healthcare freedom that bureaucratic overreach is denying vulnerable communities life-saving care in a nation founded on the principles of individual autonomy and the pursuit of happiness.

US Politics

The War on Birth Centers: How Bureaucracy and Protectionism Are Killing Mothers and Undermining Healthcare Freedom

Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center to address devastating maternal mortality rates, particularly among Black women, only to have state regulators shut it down within six months. This bureaucratic cruelty represents an unconscionable attack on healthcare freedom and racial equity that literally costs mothers their lives.

US Politics

California's Maternal Health Crisis: How Bureaucracy Stole Birth Options from Women

California's birth centers are rapidly disappearing, forcing pregnant women to travel hours for maternity care in vast healthcare deserts across the state. Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of the 'Freedom to Birth Act' brings hope that reducing burdensome regulations will restore reproductive choice and dignity to countless families who deserve accessible, compassionate birthing options.