Scientific American
Republican efforts to dismantle U.S. health care unfairly target one gender
Introduction
CREDIT: Wenjia Tang
By the Editors
There's something rotten in the state of women's health. As this article is being written in July, Republicans in Congress are engaged in a frenzied effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) put in place by the Obama administration. At least 22 million Americans would lose medical insurance by 2026 under the latest version of this plan—which includes large cuts to Medicaid—and lack of insurance means more sickness and death for thousands, data show. These cuts threaten to affect women more than men—whether by removing basic health coverage, cutting maternity care or sharply limiting reproductive rights.
It's time to take a stand against this war on women's health.
Current events are just the latest insult in a long history of male-centric medicine, often driven not by politicians but by scientists and physicians.
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