South Carolina Rep. JA Moore Partners with White House to Promote Maternal Health
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – December 7 – South Carolina State Representative JA Moore (D-Berkeley) is partnering with the White House to promote maternal health as Vice President Kamala Harris holds a summit on the issue on Tuesday.
“I am glad to see the Biden administration highlight this important issue and proud to help promote it,” Moore said. “South Carolina’s maternal death rate is too high and as a country, we have the highest maternal death rate in the developed world. That must change.”
A video submitted by Rep. Moore will be viewed at the summit, which starts at 10 AM on Tuesday. You can view a livestream of the event at whitehouse.gov/live. It will also be posted on Rep. Moore’s social media accounts later today at @jamooreforsc15 on all platforms.
According to a March 2020 report from the South Carolina Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Review Committee, 25.5 out of 100,000 women die within six weeks of giving birth in South Carolina. 55% of those deaths were preventable.
Moore, a supporter of expanding Medicaid, believes that improving access to healthcare would prevent future deaths.
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