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On the recordMay 5, 2021
we will never be able to fully address the Black maternal mortality crisis if we do not confront the underlying racism that has created it.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the need to address racism to tackle Black maternal mortality.

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