Rashida Tlaib: “As you heard from my colleague, again, incredible lived experience is so needed because mothers come from all different…”

“As you heard from my colleague, again, incredible lived experience is so needed because mothers come from all different backgrounds, all in different income classes. Again, we could be doing more as Mother's Day comes up, not just saying happy Mother's Day but uplifting policies that uplift all mothers. In the Congressional Mamas' Caucus, we have been centering our work on Black maternal health. The crisis is real, it is here, and I know many of my residents continue to tell me: We don't want just task forces and commissions and to be studied. We know that there is a crisis. We know that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy complications. We know it is not because Black women are less capable of bearing children or giving birth but because our healthcare system has consistently neglected and mistreated them. We must address the racial health disparity in our healthcare system and face that fact. I am also incredibly proud to be a cosponsor of the Black Maternal Momnibus Act, a comprehensive bill, Mr. Speaker, that would ensure Black mothers are safe and supported in their decisions and journeys to have children. Every person should have the right to make decisions about their own body, including whether and when and how to have children. There is a clear attack on women's rights as we know across our Nation.…”