Maternal health care advocates raised alarm Tuesday after a leaked U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggested that the nationās highest court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a decision that would limit abortion access nationwide and could exacerbate racial disparities in births. Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the authenticity of the leaked opinion, published Monday […]
Reproductive Health
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The Reading List:Ā Maternal and Reproductive Health in Americaļæ¼
As racial disparities in maternal health complications rise and unequal access to comprehensive care continues, American women face potentially life-threatening health outcomes ā and the outlook is particularly frightening for Black women. They are three times more likely to die due to pregnancy related causes than white women. In the United States, Black maternal mortality […]