Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care.

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Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.caEnglish
    751·
    1 year ago

    I remember listening to interviews of people after Roe was overturned. One younger sounding woman said “now that it’s overturned, we can finally turn to getting support and healthcare for the mothers and newborns”.

    I wonder what that woman is thinking right now. What issue is she championing now.

    • admiralteal@kbin.social
      20·
      1 year ago

      She’s probably thinking that there is still more abortion to get banned, so that will have to wait.

      Actually helping parents and newborns apparently needs to wait. As can policies that are actually effective at reducing abortion rates such as financial support for the pregnant, access to contraception and sex ed, childcare, etc. For some reason, all that couldn’t happen before overturning Roe. For some reason.