State Offices of Women’s Health Support and Expansion Act

Key Points

• This bill creates a grant program to help states set up or grow their own offices of women's health. These offices would focus on teaching people about pregnancy, heart disease, and other health issues that mainly affect women.
• States could use the money to help women with daily needs that impact their health. This includes things like finding a place to live, getting a ride to the doctor, and finding childcare so they can work or go to appointments.
• The bill includes rules to make sure the information given to the public is based on science. States are not allowed to use this money to talk women out of getting birth control or other legal medical services.
• There are strong privacy rules to protect women's personal information. The bill says that health data cannot be sold to apps or websites, and it cannot be used as evidence in a lawsuit or criminal case.
• If passed, the government would spend $55 million each year through 2031. States with higher rates of poverty or more deaths during childbirth would get a larger share of the funding.

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