The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has made the decision to forego federal funding in order to maintain the integrity of their evidence-based work on maternal health, preventive care, and more.
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) January 11, 2026
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For more than a decade, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has been an international leader working to mitigate the maternal mortality crisis through education, advocacy, and the development of clinical guidance. In August 2025, we made the decision to forego the federal funding that had powered our work on maternal health, preventive care, immunisation, and more. We decided that we would fund the work ourselves so that our endeavours would not be compromised to meet the demands of various government orders. For example, as the current administration in the USA sought to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts,1 whether ACOG's evidence-based work to advance health equity and patient-centred respectful care could continue in its data-driven form without drawing legal consequences became increasingly uncertain.
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Good, we save some money, bad, because they just want to have a tight grip on all the BS connected to their field!
Sure. Fund it yourselves out of the payout from pharma for jxx's, unneeded medical treatment, and to keep less than qualiified DEI hires. Which poison is it that you love? DEI or Wall Street or Pharma.