Black Women s Health Advocates Applaud Legislation to Address the Uterine Fibroid Crisis
The Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021 Would Fund 150 Million to Research Condition Affecting 80% of Black Women by Age 50.
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Shelley Capito (R-WV) introduced the Senate companion bill to the
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2021, legislation that would appropriate $30 million to the National Institutes of Health for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and establish a research database for treatment of fibroids. Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) introduced the House legislation in March 2021.