BLACK NEW YORKER: Monifa Bandele is the senior vice president and chief strategy officer at MomsRising, a national grassroots organization focused on reproductive justice for moms, women, and families.
, a package of bills meant to address the racism and inequities in healthcare that Black and brown birthing people face.
Bandele said that it’s also surprising that people assume the MomsRising group’s advocacy work doesn’t include abortion rights. Abortion rights help mothers plan their families, care for their own bodies and health, and their financial situation. MomsRising helped to get New York City’s recent legislation on maternal health passed through their advocacy work, said the organization. Mayor Eric Adams signed off on seven maternal health bills designed to empower moms and ensure their safety by educating people about maternal mortality and morbidity, ending pregnancy related discrimination, expanding doula training programs, and providing sexual and reproductive health services, among other things.
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