New California law aims to reduce deaths among Black moms
ABC News
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law aimed at reducing the disparity of deaths among Black pregnant women
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Black women in California are more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than women of other races, prompting a wave of policy changes this year in the nation's most populous state that culminated on Monday with Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a new law aimed at reducing the disparity.
The law, among other things, creates a new committee within the Department of Public Health to review maternal deaths throughout the state by interviewing family members and doctors while exploring records and other reports.
The law is the the last piece of what's been nicknamed the “Momnibus” bill — a reference to the legislative term “omnibus” that generally means one bill that combines multiple pieces of legislation on a number of topics.
Most of the “Momnibus” changes this year happened in the state budget, which Newsom signed into law over the summer.
