Dear noted women's health expert Senator Ted Cruz... here are some reminders about the reality of being pregnant in America:

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" #Texas has one of the highest rates of uninsured people in the country, and the numbers are particularly bad for women of childbearing age, with about a third being uninsured." https://supermajority.com/news/education-fund/lack-of-medicaid-coverage-in-texas-leaves-thousands-of-pregnant-women-uninsured/

"A third expectant parent felt she was given incorrect medical advice and ignored when she detailed her symptoms." https://supermajority.com/news/education-fund/pregnant-muslim-women-who-wear-hijab-feel-ignored-and-stereotyped-by-their-doctors/

“Restrictive abortion laws disproportionately affect lower-income pregnant people,” https://supermajority.com/news/education-fund/crisis-pregnancy-centers-are-hurting-women-of-color/

"The United States currently has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the developed world, with 17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births...Black American women are three times more likely to die during or in the weeks after childbirth," https://supermajority.com/news/education-fund/newly-proposed-momnibus-act-aims-to-protect-black-womens-maternal-health/

"White supremacy is killing [Black women] and if you need evidence, maternal health outcomes have all of the receipts." https://supermajority.com/news/education-fund/two-new-bi-partisan-bills-aim-to-address-the-u-s-s-maternal-mortality-crisis/