"Due to centuries of racism, poverty, & structural inequality in health care, Black women are 3-5x more likely to have a maternal death than white women in the United Statesthe worst maternal health in the developed world.#BlackMamas matter."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Barbara Lee:
"Its simple: untraceable ghost guns have no place on our streets.To reduce crime, gun violence, and senseless deaths, we must take action to rein in ghost guns and require background checks when purchasing gun kits its commonsense." on April 11Read on Twitter
"Lizelle Herrera should never have been arrested. Horrifyingly, cases like hers are becoming more common.Whats nextarresting people for buying birth control? In a post-Roe world, this type of criminalizationespecially of women of color like Lizellewill explode." on April 11Read on Twitter
"As Co-Chair of @ProChoiceCaucus, I'm doing everything in my power to protect the right to abortion, like passing the #WomensHealthProtectionAct in the House.But in order to make this law, WHPA has to pass the Senate.Call your Senators. Take action. Our rights are on the line." on April 11Read on Twitter
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