“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
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On the recordJune 24, 2019
Many on this committee are too familiar with the alarming statistics on maternal mortality in this country.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the high maternal mortality rates among black women.

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