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Rashida Tlaib: “Black maternal and infant death rates force us to acknowledge that bias isn't simply wrong, but it is deadly.”

On the recordMay 5, 2021
Black maternal and infant death rates force us to acknowledge that bias isn't simply wrong, but it is deadly.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib highlights the deadly consequences of bias in maternal care.

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