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Racism in health: the roots of the US Black maternal mortality crisis

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This chapter discusses the barriers black pregnant people face in accessing reproductive care in Georgia, including limited access to obstetricians, long travel distances to abortion clinics, and the presence of armed anti-abortion protesters. It also explores the historical weaponization of science to control black women's reproductive health care.

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