Please be advised, this episode contains some graphic moments as well as a discussion of

suicidal ideations.

What does it mean to have the right to life?

For some, it means putting an unborn fetus above all else, even if it could mean ending

the life of the person who created it.

That contradiction, that space between whose life is worthy of saving and whose isn't,

has been caught up in a political firestorm for decades.

Women are already risking their own lives to bring life into the world, and this is even

more true for Black women.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, Black women are three times more likely

to suffer from complications with pregnancy and childbirth than white women, and they're

more likely to die or nearly die from these complications, regardless of income.

You might remember a few years ago when Serena Williams shared her story of nearly dying

after delivering her baby girl.

She says holding her baby the first time was an amazing feeling, but the next day everything

went bad.

Serena had trouble breathing.

She knew it was a sign of blood clots she had suffered before, so she guided her doctors

on how to save her life.

Black women are more ignored by healthcare providers, face barriers to prenatal treatment,

and they're often carrying the toxic burden of intergenerational trauma that makes a healthy

pregnancy more difficult to achieve.

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