Gwen Moore: “I have a real stake in this fight, which is one of the reasons why I really want to implore my colleagues to pass the…”

“I have a real stake in this fight, which is one of the reasons why I really want to implore my colleagues to pass the momnibus. Mr. Speaker, this crisis demands immediate action. Black women, as you have heard, are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women. Over 80 percent of these deaths are preventable. These are not just data. There is stuff behind there. This is not done in a vacuum. This is because of the systemic failure of our healthcare system and its structural failures. The thing is that the part that irks me so much is the fact that I said 80 percent. The gentlewoman said that 87 percent of these deaths are preventable in the wealthiest country in the world. Mr. Speaker, this is one of the reasons, when I look at our momnibus and think of all the bills that are in the bill, I think of women being served at every single phase of their pregnancy.”