Thread by @supermajority, Dear noted women's health expert Senator Ted Cruz... here are some reminders [...]

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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/

Lack of Medicaid Coverage In Texas Leaves Thousands of Pregnant Women Uninsured - Supermajority

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/

Pregnant Muslim Women Who Wear Hijab Feel Ignored And Stereotyped By Their Doctors - Supermajority

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/

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Hurting Women of Color - Supermajority

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/

Newly Proposed 'Momnibus Act' Aims to Protect Black Women's Maternal Health - Supermajority

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/

Two New Bi-partisan Bills Aim To Address the U.S.'s Maternal Mortality Crisis - Supermajority

https://supermajority.com/news/education-fund/two-new-bi-partisan-bills-aim-to-address-the-u-s-s-maternal-mortality-crisis/

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