{"id":2111,"date":"2022-11-17T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/?page_id=2111"},"modified":"2023-10-23T07:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T07:57:32","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.birthingjustice.com\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2111\" class=\"elementor elementor-2111\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1529eee e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"1529eee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfe455 e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3cfe455\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3fc0f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-smooth-scroll\" data-id=\"3c3fc0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-smooth-scroll.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-smooth-scroll\" data-frameRate=\"384\" data-animationTime=\"1200\" data-stepSize=\"293\" data-pulseAlgorithm=\"1\" data-pulseScale=\"3\" data-pulseNormalize=\"1\" data-accelerationDelta=\"21\" data-accelerationMax=\"5\" data-keyboardSupport=\"1\" data-arrowScroll=\"50\" data-touchpadSupport=\"0\" data-fixedBackground=\"1\"  data-tablet-off=\"no\" data-basicdata= \"{&quot;Browsers&quot;:[&quot;ieWin7&quot;,&quot;chrome&quot;,&quot;firefox&quot;,&quot;safari&quot;]}\" ><script>var smoothAllowedBrowsers = [\"ieWin7\",\"chrome\",\"firefox\",\"safari\"]<\/script><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effde96 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"effde96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why we are here ?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67b0e3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d67b0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.0 - 09-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955eebc e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"955eebc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075ec75 e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"075ec75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba7fa7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba7fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inequity in healthcare for Black Americans has long been part of US history.<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb701c e-con-full e-con\" data-id=\"acb701c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63b48c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f63b48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For example, closures of Black medical schools early in the 20th century led to fewer educational opportunities for Black students, which led to a dearth of care in communities across the country\u2014a legacy that continues to deeply impact our society today. 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