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With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the battleground for abortion access now shifts to the states, even as the U.S. faces the worst rates of maternal mortality among all rich nations, with Black maternal mortality three to four times higher than the national average. Now a new documentary examines the crisis of Black maternal mortality through the families of two young Black women who died after giving birth. “Aftershock” is co-directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, who join us to discuss how Black women navigate a healthcare system built against them and efforts underway to reduce racial disparities. “We know that Black women’s health and infants’ health is the marker of the health of a nation,” notes Lee. “In a system that puts profit over people, doesn’t listen and center birthing people already, Black women are even more affected by this due to the systemic racism that’s ingrained into our system,” adds Eiselt.


This content originally appeared on Democracy Now! and was authored by Democracy Now!.

Citations

[1] “Aftershock”: Film Explores Disproportionate Black Maternal Mortality in U.S., Could Worsen After Roe | Democracy Now! ➤ http://www.democracynow.org/2022/7/25/aftershock_film_black_maternal_mortality_crisis