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On Monday, I joined dozens of advocates, legislators, and other medical professionals at the Joint Committee on Public Health to testify in support of three of the Advocacy Fund’s priority bills: An Act to require public universities to provide medication abortion, an Act relative to out-of-hospital birth access and safety, and an Act relative to Medicaid coverage for doula services.
Each of these bills is key to ensuring everyone—regardless of their income, background, or insurance status—receives the timely, high-quality health care they deserve.
Will you join me by submitting written testimony expressing your support for these bills?
As we know, the legal right to abortion and pregnancy care doesn’t guarantee access, particularly for people of color, people with low incomes, those living in rural areas, and immigrants. That’s why each of these bills is so critical to expanding equitable access to high-quality care in Massachusetts. Here’s how:
- Deeply ingrained medical and systemic racism have heightened maternal mortality rates for Black and brown people, immigrants, and people with low incomes. Doula support and midwifery care can help address these disparities and save lives.
- Doula support ensures patients are taken care of, listened to, and advocated for throughout their pregnancies. Out-of-hospital midwifery care ensures pregnant people can have a birthing experience that meets their individual needs.
- Students living on more remote campuses or those who cannot travel to an off-campus health center can face numerous logistical hurdles while trying to access abortion care, including securing transportation, childcare, missing class, or taking time off work. Providing medication abortion, which is safe and has been legal in the United States for over 20 years, on college campuses would greatly improve access to care.
Now that the hearing is over, it’s crucial that the Joint Committee on Public Health hear from you about why these reproductive health bills must be priorities this legislative session. Join me in fighting for reproductive freedom submitting testimony to the joint committee.
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| Jennifer Childs-Roshak, MD, MBA
President
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts
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