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With Medicaid in Washington’s crosshairs, North Carolinians rally against federal cuts

NC Health News

These proposals would take away peoples access to health care, destabilize rural hospitals and challenge the bipartisan progress we have made here in North Carolina, said Stein, who noted that more than 3 million North Carolina residents about a third of the states population depend on the government-funded health insurance program.

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Americans stock up on emergency birth control, abortion pills ahead of second Trump presidency

The Hill

American women are seeking to take their reproductive future into their own hands ahead of a second Trump presidency by stocking up on emergency contraception and abortion pills, scheduling IUD insertions and, in some cases, making plans to get sterilized. Wade,” Cepak wrote in an email to The Hill.

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Trump administration cutting some funds to Planned Parenthood

The Hill

The Trump administration will withhold some federal funding from Planned Parenthood beginning Tuesday, potentially making it harder for Americans to access birth control, cancer screenings, and reproductive health care, the organization said in a press release. million people, according to health advocacy nonprofit KFF.