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Council Member Althea Stevens advocates for maternal health legislation
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Council Member Althea Stevens expresses support for Resolution 293, which calls for the passage of the Shirley Chisholm Chance Act to address the maternal mortality crisis in Brooklyn and the Bronx. She emphasizes the importance of prioritizing the health and safety of Black women and birthing people.
- Stevens highlights the disparities in maternal health outcomes rooted in systemic racism and neglect.
- She mentions state-level legislation led by Chantelle Jackson.
- The council member stresses the need to continue raising awareness about these disparities to prevent further suffering in affected communities.
Althea Stevens
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Good afternoon.
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As a mom, I know the firsthand importance of ensuring that our health care system prioritizes safety and well-being of black women and birthing people.
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Res09, I mean, Res093 will call upon the New York State legislation to pass and governor to sign s dot 3 2a.
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745 754, the the Shirley Chisholm Chance Act, which establish a plan to address the severe multiple multiple sorry, to address the severe mortality crisis in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
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Special shot special shout out to my sister in government, Chantelle Jackson, who led the legislation at the state level.
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The data outlines in this resolution, the disparities, the disparities that are we are all aware of, but we must continue to wring the alarms to avoid our communities to continue into suffering from the disparities and mental health mortality health rooted in systematic racism and neglect.
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The passing of this resolution is to push to have signed the Chisholm Act in law and and make it clear that all black women and birthing people's lives matter.
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Thank you.