Monica Simpson: Stats Show ‘Black Women Die at a Rate 3 to 4 Times Higher Than White Women in Childbirth’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAPEHART The ░░░░░░░░ that I find most ░░░░░░░░ about this is that ░░░░░░░░ have been having a ░░░░░░░░ in the country about ░░░░░░░░ maternal health and when ░░░░░░░░ story came out I ░░░░░░░░ only heard the names ░░░░░░░░ had not seen the ░░░░░░░░ It would ve broken ░░░░░░░░ heart no matter who ░░░░░░░░ were but upon seeing ░░░░░░░░ faces seeing that these ░░░░░░░░ two black women who ░░░░░░░░ failed by this abortion ░░░░░░░░ in a system where ░░░░░░░░ healthcare system does not ░░░░░░░░ at black women in ░░░░░░░░ way that it looks ░░░░░░░░ other women when it ░░░░░░░░ to their health SIMPSON ░░░░░░░░ We have seen that ░░░░░░░░ and over again We ░░░░░░░░ seen the stats that ░░░░░░░░ that black women die ░░░░░░░░ a rate 3 to ░░░░░░░░ times higher than white ░░░░░░░░ in childbirth and depending ░░░░░░░░ where you go in ░░░░░░░░ country those numbers rise ░░░░░░░░ have seen the stories ░░░░░░░░ from so many women ░░░░░░░░ particular in the south ░░░░░░░░ they go ask for ░░░░░░░░ from their healthcare providers ░░░░░░░░ getting what they need ░░░░░░░░ feeling like they are ░░░░░░░░ being heard or believed ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen that ░░░░░░░░ some of the biggest ░░░░░░░░ in this country like ░░░░░░░░ Williams She was not ░░░░░░░░ she was not listened ░░░░░░░░ she was not heard ░░░░░░░░ if this is happening ░░░░░░░░ someone who has the ░░░░░░░░ and privilege that Serena ░░░░░░░░ can we imagine what ░░░░░░░░ stories look like for ░░░░░░░░ on the ground every ░░░░░░░░ day?”