Maternity Death Rates Are Very High In The U.S., But Congress Doesn't Seem To Care

"...In 2013, 18.5 mothers died for every 100,000 births in the U.S—a total of nearly 800 deaths. Nationwide, black American women are four times as likely to die during childbirth than white women, according to Amnesty International..."

http://www.alternet.org/maternity-death-rates-are-very-high-us-congress-doesnt-seem-care