Human Rights Watch: US - Heat Emergency Plans Missing Pregnancy, Racial Justice
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (TNSJou) (TNSRep) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Oct. 23:
Many plans by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States to respond to heat extremes and climate change miss the threat that extreme heat poses to pregnancy, particularly for low-income and Black and brown people, Human Rights Watch and partners said today. Authorities should promote racial and reproductive justice and address stark racial disparities in health o . . .
Many plans by local, state, and federal authorities in the United States to respond to heat extremes and climate change miss the threat that extreme heat poses to pregnancy, particularly for low-income and Black and brown people, Human Rights Watch and partners said today. Authorities should promote racial and reproductive justice and address stark racial disparities in health o . . .