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Babies are being born in ambulances after closure of rural labor units

September 21, 2026 10:28 AM CDT By Greg Kearney
Babies are being born in ambulances after closure of rural labor units

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Tags:
  • health
  • health and safety
  • health care
  • health insurance
  • healthcare
  • healthcare workers
  • rural
  • rural health
  • rural workers

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Greg Kearney
Greg Kearney

Greg Kearney has worked as an editorial cartoonist for over 40 years. He calls himself  “a traditional labor Democrat,” and his cartoons have appeared in publications as diverse as the Journal of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to People's World. “You may not always agree with my views but that is the whole point of editorial cartooning.” Kearney is a member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.


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