Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

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Is it bash medical professions month and I just didn't realize it?

Don't get me wrong I do believe that prejudice exists but according to Ms. Warren, the only concievable reason for the increased materials deaths in African American women is due to doctors and nurses being prejudice. This is absolutely ludicrous.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-doctors-nurses-black-women.amp

3 minutes ago, Kooky Korky said:

I have not read any reports.

I personally have never let anyone's color, apparent heritage, religion, gender, age, or any other aspect of their person influence the care I give. It never really occurred to me that other health care workers would be less than "blind" when it came to caring for their patients, nor have I ever witnessed such behavior.

I'm not so sure that whites are always in the majority of the general population or of the population of providers any more. Just as fully half of med students and house staff are now female where I am, there are also many students and staff who are not white.

Many whites are treated by workers of all disciplines who are not white.

And I think the Senator should have left the topic alone because it makes her look silly for not acknowledges all of the aspects of the issue if she mentioned any.

I am glad you acknowledge that non-whites can also be racist.

Elizabeth Warren did not look silly.

Those who look silly, are those who criticize her remarks, without knowing the studies that prove what she is saying is true.

If it matters to you, you can probably do a Google search to find out more on the topic.

But disparities in healthcare, whether racial, or urban v rural, are very real.

It shouldn't be that way because everybody is entitled to the best healthcare possible.

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Sen. Warren is a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 1600 seeking to use evidence based strategies to decrease racial disparities in maternity care. That says to me she has done her homework, and does not all look silly when she speak out on this topic.

Just because one has not witnessed differences in care among various races does not mean it does not exist. I have never seen gravity, but I know it's there.

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Right message from the wrong person. She is a white woman who has used her miniscule amount of NA heritage to her advantage. She is very divisive to the NA community.

As a black woman, I am not interested in hearing from a white woman how I, as a black woman, am treated by medical professionals.

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2 hours ago, ThePrincessBride said:

Right message from the wrong person. She is a white woman who has used her miniscule amount of NA heritage to her advantage. She is very divisive to the NA community.

As a black woman, I am not interested in hearing from a white woman how I, as a black woman, am treated by medical professionals.

I believe she has apologized for the NA thing, even though she never gained advantage from it. She was relying on family legend, which many do. It appears to me that other people are the ones that continually bring it up.

Regarding not hearing from a white woman, what do you think about Kamala Harris? She is also a sponsor of Senate Bill 1600.

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4 minutes ago, nursej22 said:

I believe she has apologized for the NA thing, even though she never gained advantage from it. She was relying on family legend, which many do. It appears to me that other people are the ones that continually bring it up.

Regarding not hearing from a white woman, what do you think about Kamala Harris? She is also a sponsor of Senate Bill 1600.

Well, what politican would dare be against Senate Bill 1600? It will give all the DNP students something to do. Being against this bill is like being anti-puppy.

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2 minutes ago, subee said:

Well, what politican would dare be against Senate Bill 1600? It will give all the DNP students something to do. Being against this bill is like being anti-puppy.

I do not understand your response.

Closing the gap, of racial disparities in healthcare only benefits DNP students?

If there is a joke here, I am missing it.

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2 hours ago, nursej22 said:

I believe she has apologized for the NA thing, even though she never gained advantage from it. She was relying on family legend, which many do. It appears to me that other people are the ones that continually bring it up.

Regarding not hearing from a white woman, what do you think about Kamala Harris? She is also a sponsor of Senate Bill 1600.

Harris is equally problematic for different reasons that I would rather not get into on this board.

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5 hours ago, ThePrincessBride said:

Right message from the wrong person. She is a white woman who has used her miniscule amount of NA heritage to her advantage. She is very divisive to the NA community.

As a black woman, I am not interested in hearing from a white woman how I, as a black woman, am treated by medical professionals.

So a leader of our country shouldn't use her platform to echo the voices of many black women who have shared their experiences dealing with institutional racism and implicit bias? Are you implying she should carry on with issues only pertaining to Americans who mirror her identity?

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1 hour ago, DannyBoy8 said:

So a leader of our country shouldn't use her platform to echo the voices of many black women who have shared their experiences dealing with institutional racism and implicit bias? Are you implying she should carry on with issues only pertaining to Americans who mirror her identity?

Not from a white woman who has used people of color for her own personal gain. See her controversy with Native American people.

And no, I don't particularly care to hear about the black experience from a privileged white woman. I would much rather hear it from black people. White people need to learn that they don't always need to be talking about issues that pertain to the black community... sometimes it is better to just shut up and listen.

So as you can see, I hope she doesn't win primary. #TeamBiden.

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Where is the liberal media on this? They should in a up roar calling all nurses racist.

The system might be broken but don’t blame the workers on the front line.

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1 hour ago, Jeckrn1 said:

Where is the liberal media on this? They should in a up roar calling all nurses racist.

The system might be broken but don’t blame the workers on the front line.

No one is calling nurses racist.

And for the record, healthcare encompasses more than just nurses.

The cause of the problem, is systemic racism.

And systemic racism is all around us.

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If a powerful white Congresswoman with the ability to spearhead reform for healthcare inequities that adversely affect minorities said "Well, I can't really address that because I'm not a racial minority, I'm just concerned about things that affect white people, let the blacks handle that" all hell would break loose.

Yet because she is attempting to do something about it, we are basically hearing "well, I don't want to hear that from her because she is white." Yep, that makes a whole lot of sense.

Basically she is damned is she does and damned if she doesn't.

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