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Attorney General Nessel Joins Series of Multistate EffortsContact: Lynsey Mukomel 517-599-2746Agency: Attorney General
May 7, 2021
LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues to join attorneys general from around the nation in a number of multistate actions, including the following:
Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
On May 6, Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. The legislation is aimed at combatting the high Black maternal mortality rate and increasing access to maternal and perinatal care.
The coalition is highlighting the need to advance health equity across the country for all racial and ethnic minorities - especially Black mothers. The coalition issued a letter yesterday to Congressional leadership calling on Congress to pass H.R. 959, the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. This legislative pac