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Community Fights to Save Local Birthing Center

Updated 2026-09-01 09:10 UTC 1 source Positive

Residents in Troy, New York, united against a national Catholic health system and successfully kept the county's last birthing center open after an attempt to close it.

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

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

2026-09-01 09:00 UTC