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Cory Booker: “U.S. women are more likely to die during or after pregnancy than anywhere else in the world.”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
U.S. women are more likely to die during or after pregnancy than anywhere else in the world.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker highlights alarming maternal mortality rates in the U.S. compared to other developed countries.

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