Thank you as always for your insightful observations, Alona.
Every time I read a report on the post-Dobbs landscape in the US, I feel incensed. The hypocrisy of so-called "pro-life" politicians is exemplified by reports showing a RISE in maternal mortality in states with more restrictive abortion policies following the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. For example:
Mothers living in states that banned abortion nearly 2x as likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after giving birth, compared to mothers living in supportive states where abortion was legal and accessible: See https://thegepi.org/maternal-mortality-abortion-bans/
The cruelty of these policies is exemplified by a recent case in which Adriana Smith, who was declared brain-dead, was connected to a ventilator so that her very early pregnancy could continue. The State of Georgia, where she lived, bans abortion after cardiac activity can be detected.
The state literally treated this woman as a kind of incubating "vessel" even though she was unable to make decisions about her own pregnancy. After her baby was "delivered" by c-section, she was disconnected from life support and buried - yesterday.
This case in all its cruelty exemplifies the horror of overturning Roe v. Wade. I wish I could say that those Supreme Court judges are bothered by their consciences for what they have done but I know that they are not.
Thank you as always for your insightful observations, Alona.
Every time I read a report on the post-Dobbs landscape in the US, I feel incensed. The hypocrisy of so-called "pro-life" politicians is exemplified by reports showing a RISE in maternal mortality in states with more restrictive abortion policies following the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. For example:
Mothers living in states that banned abortion nearly 2x as likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, or soon after giving birth, compared to mothers living in supportive states where abortion was legal and accessible: See https://thegepi.org/maternal-mortality-abortion-bans/
The cruelty of these policies is exemplified by a recent case in which Adriana Smith, who was declared brain-dead, was connected to a ventilator so that her very early pregnancy could continue. The State of Georgia, where she lived, bans abortion after cardiac activity can be detected.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jwl9l9yneo
The state literally treated this woman as a kind of incubating "vessel" even though she was unable to make decisions about her own pregnancy. After her baby was "delivered" by c-section, she was disconnected from life support and buried - yesterday.
This case in all its cruelty exemplifies the horror of overturning Roe v. Wade. I wish I could say that those Supreme Court judges are bothered by their consciences for what they have done but I know that they are not.