During the first day of hearings on Sept. 27, 2022, senators reviewed the abysmal statistics for children born in Mississippi and their parents. Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate, which measures how many infants die in Mississippi before their first birthday. New CDC data released on the day of the first hearing showed that, … Read more
With the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle the right to an abortion, Republicans now have to answer an uncomfortable question: What do they think should happen when minors become pregnant and abortion is no longer an option? The issue came to the fore in Ohio, when a pregnant 10-year-old girl reportedly had to be taken … Read more
After Dobbs, Advocates Fear School Surveillance Tools Could Put Teens at Risk , by Todd Feathers at The Markup As states rush to enact laws criminalizing abortion-related care in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade, health advocates and civil rights groups are warning that school surveillance software can be … Read more
Covid spiked the maternal death rate in U.S. Roe’s fall will make it even worse. , by Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news U.S. maternal mortality rates are certain to rise as more states restrict abortion following the fall of Roe v. Wade, experts said, a sobering prediction as new statistics show the Covid pandemic’s already outsize … Read more
