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Black Maternal Mental Health

October 2024
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Image is a map of the United States entitled State of the Union for Women. The image is in shades of pink and red was created by National Partnership for Women & Families and Paid Leave for All. The map shows three categories of states: (1) states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion since Dobbs (26 states); (2) states that have passed paid leave (14 states including DC); (3) states that do not fall into either of the first two categories (11 states). There are no states who have passed paid leave that have also banned or are likely to ban abortion. The states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion are: AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WI, WY. The states that have passed paid leave are: CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, MA, MN, NJ, NY, OR, RI, WA. The states that have not passed paid leave and have not banned/are not likely to ban abortion are: AL, HI, IL, KS, MI, NV, NH, NM, PA, VT, VA

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