morbidity is a serious crisis, and one that endangers both public health and economic growth. which means everyone is impacted by it. we know that when we invest in women s health, when we invest in maternal health, economic productivity increases and socioeconomic outcomes improve. and that is where we begin this hour. joining us now, michelle goodwin, professor of law at the university of california irvine, and new york magazine senior correspondent. i want to talk about policies that improve the lives of family. an article from slate says a remotely humane pro-life movement wouldn t demand that kids be born into economic misery. instead they back policies that support parents and children once they re out of the womb. in other words, it might support something like biden s agenda, these are all policies that