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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We have the highest infant mortality [in the developed…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #639

Published | Video Starts at 42:19

We have the highest maternal immunity, highest maternal mortality. That means women dying in childbirth. Earth. In the developed world, We have the highest infant mortality [in the developed world]. How could that be with the United States? And a lot of it is because of chronic disease. And then you know, our diabetes rate. (42:19–42:23)

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