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Brianna Henderson, a Texas mother of two, was diagnosed with an uncommon type of heart failure after having her second child and now uses a type of contraception that, according to CDC guidelines, won’t put her health at risk. As part of mass layoffs across the federal government this year, the Trump administration fired the team of CDC workers that developed
those safety guidelines.
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DESIREE RIOS FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS
HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk
The agency gutted the Division of Reproductive Health, where the team was housed, in a move that clinicians, advocacy groups, and fired workers say will endanger the health of women and their babies
Jul 1
