Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.

These two recent cases are bringing renewed attention to the treatment of Black pregnant women and igniting conversations around medical racism.

Last week, a video went viral of a North Texas woman in active labor while hospital staff seem to ignore her. Now, the family in the video has retained high-profile attorneys from a firm that previously represented the families of George Floyd and Botham Jean,