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The Affordable Care Act Turns 10 Today. We Cannot Turn Back the Clock on Black Women's Reproductive Health and Rights
Healthcare in America has never been just. Inequity and racism are built into the system, and black women often bear the unjust burden. Our pain is taken less seriously; we are often misdiagnosed and untreated, and black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth. From provider bias and medical mistreatment to the…
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Health care in America has never been just. Inequity and racism are built into the system, and Black women often bear the burden of the unjust system. Our pain is taken less seriously, we are often misdiagnosed and untreated, and Black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth. From provider bias and…
Alexis McGill Johnson is the acting President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She is a renowned social justice leader, lifelong political organizer and a tireless advocate for reproductive rights.