Advocacy Activities & Updates
SMFM supports policies to advance optimal and equitable perinatal outcomes for all who desire or experience pregnancy, and we prioritize those proposals aimed at eliminating health inequities. Letters, testimony, and other documents related to SMFM’s federal and state advocacy efforts can be found below.
Federal Activities
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April 9, 2025: SMFM led a letter with nearly 50 partner organizations urging Congressional leaders to reject policies that weaken the Medicaid program or create barriers to care for patients, particularly pregnant and postpartum women, children, and families.
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January 22, 2025: SMFM joined 17 partner organizations in a letter opposing H.R. 21/S. 6, which would criminalize clinicians providing compassionate care to patients who must terminate a wanted pregnancy.