When asked recently what the impact of an overturned Roe v Wade would have on his state’s high maternal mortality rates, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy — who is also a physician — responded: “About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. That’s too bad, since the simple removal of African Americans from the health calculus wouldn’t actually solve the problem; White Americans have plenty of health struggles too — including maternal mortality with Hispanic/Latina mothers doing much better despite being significantly more likely to be poor.