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Ayanna Pressley: “Birthing while Black should not be a death sentence, and if we believe in health care justice, as we espouse that we do…”

On the recordMay 5, 2021
Birthing while Black should not be a death sentence, and if we believe in health care justice, as we espouse that we do, then we should legislate like it.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley argues for health care justice for Black mothers and babies.

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