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Source: Fox News
Summary
Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Detroit on Tuesday, linking attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to threats against maternal care. She joined Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and healthcare advocates to discuss Black maternal health and rising healthcare costs. Harris highlighted that Black and Native women face significantly higher maternal mortality rates. She criticized efforts to end DEI programs, calling them harmful to vulnerable communities. Harris also attacked Donald Trump’s health care policies, calling them harmful to Medicaid, which funds most maternity care in the U.S.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Harris links DEI to maternal care in a campaign event.
She repeats disparities in Black and Native women’s health outcomes.
She attacks Trump’s policies and GOP allies.
El-Sayed’s campaign gains a high-profile endorsement.
Author: Evan Null
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday declared that an attack on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is an attack on maternal care
Harris made the remarks during a campaign roundtable with El-Sayed and several healthcare advocates focused on Black maternal health and healthcare costs.
“An attack on DEI, to recognize diversity, equity and inclusion, is an attack by definition on maternal care, including the need to protect Black women in connection with their pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care,” Harris said.
She noted that maternal mortality rates are disproportionately higher among minority groups, with the risk of death increasing up to four times for Black women and three times for Native women.
Harris then took aim at political leaders who tout “family values,” arguing that efforts to end DEI programs strip away protections aimed at supporting certain communities during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care.
She highlighted that Black and Native women face significantly higher maternal mortality rates
Harris criticized efforts to end DEI programs, calling them harmful to vulnerable communities.
She also attacked Donald Trump’s health care policies, calling them harmful to Medicaid, which funds most maternity care in the U.S.
Harris closed by reaffirming her support for El-Sayed in the Senate race, pointing to his position on maternal health and saying she believes he would be a “champion” on the issue.
“I’m here to support Doctor El Sayed, because, on this subject, I know he will be a champion,” she said. “And I have a right to say that.”
Harris joined Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit to rally support ahead of the November midterm elections
She made the remarks during a campaign roundtable with El-Sayed and several healthcare advocates focused on Black maternal health and healthcare costs.
“One in 12 women in America currently lives in a maternal care desert with limited or no access to maternal care,” she added.
Harris then took aim at political leaders who tout “family values,” arguing that efforts to end DEI programs strip away protections aimed at supporting certain communities during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care.
“So, it raises the issue of disparities and also hypocrisy when there are leaders who otherwise walk around every day talking about their family values.”
Harris criticized Donald Trump’s health care legislation, which she referred to as the “Big Bad Bill”
She argued that it cut Medicaid spending with the support of former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee facing El-Sayed.
“Medicaid is the largest funder for maternity care in America,” she said. “Donald Trump cut Medicaid funding by a trillion dollars. These are the facts Mike Rogers supported that cut through that ‘Big Bad Bill.’”
Harris closed by reaffirming her support for El-Sayed in the Senate race, pointing to his position on maternal health and saying she believes he would be a “champion” on the issue.
“I’m here to support Doctor El Sayed, because, on this subject, I know he will be a champion,” she said. “And I have a right to say that.”
Harris also turned her criticism toward President Donald Trump’s health care legislation
She referred to it as the “Big Bad Bill,” arguing that it cut Medicaid spending with the support of former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee facing El-Sayed.
“Medicaid is the largest funder for maternity care in America,” she said. “Donald Trump cut Medicaid funding by a trillion dollars. These are the facts Mike Rogers supported that cut through that ‘Big Bad Bill.’”
Harris closed by reaffirming her support for El-Sayed in the Senate race, pointing to his position on maternal health and saying she believes he would be a “champion” on the issue.
“I’m here to support Doctor El Sayed, because, on this subject, I know he will be a champion,” she said. “And I have a right to say that.”
