‘ASK IF THEY ARE OK’
In New York City alone, at least four Black women have died giving birth or within the first 42 days postpartum since the first COVID wave hit in 2020.
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In New York City alone, at least four Black women have died giving birth or within the first 42 days postpartum since the first COVID wave hit in 2020.
The state’s ban is already functioning as designed, leaving more and more Texans unable to access abortion care.