ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

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    But let’s not forget the only important part: the child wasn’t murdered by a doctor. It died when its mother died of entirely preventable causes.

    That’s the only thing that matters, because my fucked up religion told me so.

    I’m an intelligent, rational human being who bases their entire life and modern choices on an ancient text, which I believe was written by a divine source I am incapable of proving exists.

    FUCK RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS PEOPLE. YOU’RE TRASH HOLDING CIVILIZATION BACK.

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    A case like this was exactly what turned public opinion in Ireland and led to them legalizing abortion.

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        There have been many women who died or were maimed by preventable miscarriages. White women even.

        These men dont give a shit, the woman is disposable to them

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      Many cases like this in Poland didn’t change anything. (to be precise, they did help change the government but abortion law didn’t change and will not change anytime soon)

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    Pregnancy is dangerous… If I was a pregnant woman, I wouldn’t even travel through these states. They will literally let you die.

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      Had friends who recently had a kid, during the pregnancy they had a list of states they wouldn’t travel to for this specific reason.

      People seem to forget that abortions are part of Healthcare. Making them illegal means youre preventing people from being treated properly.

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    Seems like she did not get sick, but suffered from a pregnancy complication which was lethal. I.e. wasn’t weakened by the pregnancy and killed by a secondary threat such as COVID, but died from the pregnancy complication itself.