[–] nofatchicksallowed 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I don't value fat women either. Nobody should.
California decided it was tired of women bleeding to death in childbirth - Vox
'The difference between Texas and California is that California decided to take on maternal mortality, Boston’s Eugene Declercq told me. '
'That’s also half of what the state’s maternal death rate was in 2006, and a third of the national rate. '
'He’s been instrumental in helping drive down California’s maternal mortality rate, including creating the hemorrhage protocols that may have saved Terlizzi’s life. '
'One of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals focused on driving down the maternal mortality rate. '
'There, 36 moms die per 100,000 births, or five times California’s maternal mortality rate. '
[–] Carsandsarcasm 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
No, I'm pretty sure that it's because American women don't value themselves. They get so close to putting two and two together. They mention 2 or 3 times that black women have triple the risk of white women and don't piece together that black women are the most obese demographic. It bothers me how desperately all these articles are to avoid saying, "Well, actually, it's because everyone is so damn fat."