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Jodi Emerson: “We already know that we've got a terrible maternal mortality…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Still a Brick Wall, For Now (Hour 2

Published | Video Starts at 32:56

But anecdotally, you know, we're hearing of more babies born with birth defects and things like that that may impact infant mortality rates. We already know that we've got a terrible maternal mortality rate for black mothers, one of the worst in the nation, if not the worst. And so, you know, could we just move this along the way? Maybe there's going to be some movement on the Monday count for early voting. (32:56–33:07)

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Asserts that Wisconsin has one of the worst maternal mortality rates for black mothers in the nation.

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