We asked every major presidential candidate, from both sides of the aisle, how they plan to address the black maternal mortality crisis. Their wide range of responses (or lack of responses) may help you determine who deserves your support.
also play indisputable roles in why black people who are pregnant and/or give birth are so much more likely to experience these issues and die from them than white people.
“Factors such as poverty, lack of access to health care, social inequality, and exposure to racism all undermine health and may contribute to the elevated number of Black maternal deaths,” the Alliance explains. Aproduced by the alliance illustrates the effects of these factors: Black people are more likely to live in poverty and live in areas where there is a shortage of health-care providers. Black people are less likely to have health insurance and more likely to have unintended pregnancies.
To that end, we reached out to all the major 2020 presidential candidates from both sides of the aisle to ask how each candidate plans to tackle black maternal mortality if elected. Here’s what they said—or didn’t say—presented in alphabetical order by last name.“Michael believes the high maternal mortality rate, especially for black women, is exacerbated by systemic inequities in our health care system,” a spokesperson for the Bennet campaign tells SELF in an email statement.
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