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Access to obstetric services has been on the decline for years in rural areas: At least 89 obstetrics units in rural U.S. hospitals closed their doors between 2015 and 2019. Today, more than half of rural counties are maternity-care deserts. (Jalaa Marey / AFP via Getty Images)

BY ANDREA FLYNN | What if we thought about maternity care like we thought about extractive, under-regulated, poorly run banks? We have plenty of examples of the federal government quickly mobilizing resources to bail them out. They are indispensable! They are core to the wellbeing of our economy and our communities! They are too big to fail!

But I can’t imagine many things more core to the well-being of our economy and our communities than the health of women, of mothers and the children they bring into this world. 

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The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service on April 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Treasury Department announced a $80 billion plan to focus on improving customer service and cracking down on tax evasion by corporations and the wealthy. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

BY AMY HANAUER | If we want an economy where women thrive, we have to start with fair taxes. Taxing wealthy people and corporations and using the revenue for paid leave, childcare, education, healthcare and college would transform America for girls and women of every race and family type, in every corner of this country. 

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A march in solidarity with Black women in Philadelphia, on Sept. 14, 2019. (Cory Clark / NurPhoto via Getty Images)

BY CHRISTINA CARREGA | The 18-year-old escaped sex trafficking; now, she faces a prison term. Her case isn’t an anomaly for Black women and girls, and many aren’t seen as victims, advocates say.

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In 2022, women voters across the U.S. made their voices heard, demanding access to safe reproductive healthcare. And yet, state legislatures—which purport to represent the people—continue to attack reproductive rights, proposing increasingly restrictive bans on abortion. In the face of these challenges, how can we work towards a government that truly represents us—and protects us?

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