Maternal Mistreatment in the U.S. Really!

Another example of propaganda and demagoguery!

Health care in the U.S. is very complex, e.g. 50 states, many different minorities, tens of millions of illegal immigrants, rural versus urban areas  and more.

One can also expect that e.g. native American or Amish/Mennonite pregnant women do not get the same care as others living in the U.S.. Some medical care also depends on lifestyle and other life choices.

Of course it had to be racialized! Probably, non white illegal immigrants do not visit doctors or hospitals as legal citizens do or are being mistreated as well.

"Women of color reported even higher rates: About 40% of Black and multiracial women reported discrimination because of race and ethnicity, income, and type of health insurance, reports the New York Times.

Mothers in these groups face the highest maternal mortality rates in the US. ...

Common mistreatments of the 2,400 women surveyed, per USA Today:

Health concerns ignored or dismissed: 9.7% [very common with many non-pregnant individuals who see a doctor or visit a hospital]

Being shouted at or scolded: 6.7% 

Physical privacy violated: 5.1%  [probably also very common in a medical environment like a hospital]" 

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Inside Iran’s Attempts to Suppress Coronavirus and Truth

Another totalitarian dictatorship displaying total failure in handling this epidemic! Let's hope this theocratic regime nor the Communist Party of China will survive this virus!

"Weeks ago, Iranian health officials said COVID-19 was no match for their public health system and dismissed quarantines as “archaic.” Now, their country has the most COVID-19 deaths outside of China.
A top government priority? Silencing medical workers.

They’ve been warned not to disclose information about shortages or coronavirus patients and deaths. Some are risking their lives to reveal “what happens when a secretive state with limited resources tries to play down an outbreak,” the New York Times reports.

People hoarding face masks risk the death penalty. And the Health Ministry has proposed sending 300,000 soldiers door-to-door to sanitize houses.

On Tuesday, Iran officially acknowledged as many as 77 deaths from the virus and at least 2,300 cases, but the case count is thought to be much higher."

Inside Iran’s Attempts to Suppress Virus—and Truth | Global Health NOW: Weeks ago, Iranian health officials said COVID-19 was no match for their public health system and dismissed quarantines as “archaic.” Now, their country has the most COVID-19 deaths outside of China.
A top government priority? Silencing medical workers.