The author, Nicholas Kristof, wrote “ If Americans Love Moms, Why Do We Let Them Die?” effectively. Kristof’s main purpose throughout the article is to persuade his audience that that although Americans claim to love mothers, they’re lying. According to Kristof’s, the United States contains the most motherhood deaths compared to any other advanced country due the way our health care plans are structured.
The author’s credentials and background allowed him to write effectively the article on this topic as he demonstrates to be a man of great knowledge. Kristof graduated from Harvard and studied law at Oxford University with an international postgraduate scholarship, known as the Rhodes Scholar. He also studied …show more content…
For instance uses Glamour as one of his sources and refers back to one of his previous articles “Politicians, Teens, & Birth” within the statement, “Almost half of pregnancies in America are unintended. And almost one-third of American girls will become pregnant as teenagers. (Meanwhile, President Trump slashed $213 million in funding for teenage pregnancy prevention programs.)” Through the usage of Glamour Kristof is able to demonstrate how health care changes in the United States are prone to making women/girls become more in danger of motherhood. Trump has cut funding in teen pregnancy prevention programs, that provide birth control for women/girls, without teenage prevention programs pregnancies will only increase the rates of maternal mortality. In addition to using the Glamour source within his statement, he refers back to his article to discuss the idea of teen pregnancies being prevented through providing them with birth control. Kristof through his usage of credible sources he is able to show his readers that reforming our health care plan is an important step towards helping prevent maternal mortality rates from