PBS NewsHour

Advocate predicts worsening Black maternal mortality crisis

Clip: 06/24/2022 | 4m 39s  | Video has closed captioning.

As abortion is banned in many parts of the U.S., it is “unconscionable” to ask states’ pandemic-strapped health care systems to absorb more patients, said Kelly Davis, executive director of New Voices for Reproductive Justice. Davis joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the realities and growing burdens facing many women who seek abortions, and why it’s not so simple as vowing to increase support.

Aired: 06/24/22

Rating: NR

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