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A NY hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back

Sep 1, 2026 · Noam Levey

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A NY hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back
State Assembly member John T. McDonald III (center), a Democrat, worked to secure $5 million in state funding to help keep the Burdett Birth Center open in Troy, New York.
State Assembly member John T. McDonald III (center), a Democrat, worked to secure $5 million in state funding to help keep the Burdett Birth Center open in Troy, New York.

Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open.

(Image credit: Katherine Bruno)

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