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Ayanna Pressley: We will never be able to fully address the Black maternal mortality crisis if we do not confront the underlying racism…

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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