maternal death

Congresswomen Renew Push To Repeal 'Racist' Anti-Abortion Helms Amendment

“Making abortion legal isn’t the beginning of women having abortions. It’s the end of women dying from abortions,” said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).
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Kamala Harris: With All-White Debate, Everyone Is 'Accountable' On Black Maternal Health

“It should not be incumbent on a Black woman to talk about Black women’s issues,” Harris said.
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California Takes New Steps To Stop Black Women From Dying In Childbirth

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill requiring implicit bias training for health care providers serving pregnant people.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley To Introduce Bill To Combat Maternal Mortality

Sen. Cory Booker reintroduced similar legislation in the Senate, notably aiming to improve black women’s access to maternal health care.
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American Women Are Dying From Pregnancy Up To A Year After They Deliver

A damning new CDC report shows most maternal deaths are fully preventable.
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Elizabeth Warren Demands Action On The 'Epidemic' Of Black Maternal Mortality

Time’s up on merely “observing and debating the effects of bias and racism,” said the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Elizabeth Warren Lays Out Plan To Combat Black Maternal Mortality

The senator and other 2020 candidates spoke at a presidential forum in Houston focused on women of color.
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Kamala Harris: Black Mothers 'Must Be Given Dignity' In Health Care

Black women are 243 percent more likely to die during pregnancy than white women.
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More U.S. Women Dying From Childbirth. How One State Bucks The Trend.

Reducing maternal mortality by half, California is U.S. outlier in “despicable” trend.
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What The Rest Of The U.S. Can Learn From North Carolina's Maternal Health Program

Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand's newly proposed legislation focuses on social problems and medical interventions.
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