Dobbs Decision: 2 years later, Poor People's Campaign March on D.C., Rep. Jamaal Bowman's Campaign
Dobbs Decision: 2 years later, Poor People's Campaign March on D.C., Rep. Jamaal Bowman's Campaign
6.24.2024 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Dobbs Decision: 2 years later, Poor People’s Campaign March on D.C., Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s Campaign
Today marks two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision ended the constitutional right to an abortion and allowed states to decide whether to restrict access to the procedure or not. …
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Every year, worldwide, about 42 million women with unintended pregnancies choose abortion, and nearly half of these procedures, 20 million, are unsafe. Some 68,000 women die of unsafe abortion annually, making it one of the leading causes of maternal mortality (13%). Of the women who survive unsafe abortion, 5 million will suffer long-term health complications. Unsafe abortion is thus a pressing issue. Both of the primary methods for preventing unsafe abortion—less restrictive abortion laws and greater contraceptive use—face social, religious, and political obstacles, particularly in developing nations, where most unsafe abortions (97%) occur. Even where these obstacles are overcome, women and health care providers need to be educated about contraception and the availability of legal and safe abortion, and women need better access to safe abortion and postabortion services. Otherwise, desperate women, facing the financial burdens and social stigma of unintended pregnancy and believing they have no other option, will continue to risk their lives by undergoing unsafe abortionsabortion restrictions do not increase the costs of sex equally. Women bear the costs of gestation, face the life-threatening dangers of childbirth and disproportionately bear responsibility for child care. When women are denied abortions, they are also more likely to end up in poverty and experience intimate partner violence.Trump’s claim about Democrats killing babies after birth is nonsense; that is infanticide and illegal in all 50 states. A very small percentage of abortions happen at or after 21 weeks of pregnancy.
Trump did what his base wanted. If Democrats listened to their base, they wouldn’t be losing so bad. They wouldn’t lose life long democrats like me.
Democrats make promises every four years. Then they go work for their donor class until it’s time for reelection. This ends in 2024.
Trump makes promises, and he makes good on it.