More discrimination among expectant moms is a bad prescription
Weeks before her due date, first-time mother Erica Jimenez sought help with her pregnancy. Yet Jimenez was excluded from California’s Black Infant Health Program because she was not the right race.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Except for Jimenez’s race, she satisfied all the criteria that the organization presented: She was pregnant, she resided in an area that the program serves and she was over the age of 18.
- Fact 2: Jimenez is now challenging Black Infant Health’s race-based eligibility for violating the equal protection clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which forbids the government from treating individuals differently based on race without a compelling interest.
- Fact 3: Since 1989, California has implemented the Black Infant Health Program to improve the health of African American women, infants, and children by providing services exclusively to pregnant and postpartum Black women.
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Weeks before her due date, first-time mother Erica Jimenez sought help with her pregnancy. Yet Jimenez was excluded from California’s Black Infant Health Program because she was not the right race.
When Jimenez attempted to access the program, a representative told her that the program was not for her and offered to show her other resources. Except for Jimenez’s race, she satisfied all the criteria that the organization presented: She was pregnant, she resided in an area that the program serves and she was over the age of 18. Jimenez is now challenging Black Infant Health’s race-based eligibility for violating the equal protection clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which forbids the government from treating individuals differently based on race without a compelling interest.
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Original source: The Hill
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