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The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/rx-kids-flint-michigan-pregnancy #Parentsandparenting #Flintwatercrisis #Pregnancy #Michigan #Children #Poverty #Society #USnews
The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

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@theguardian_us_news $1,500 won’t stop them from being born in poverty. Higher wages, cheaper health care, decent housing and better schools will
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