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missyann I'd like to get this out of the way first, there's been proposals for better child care but it always gets cast aside as communism. Even though other capitalist countries have free child care or some form of it. So those things have been proposed and shot down by conservatives many times.
If better maternal care is your answer, what was stopping them before? Having abortion legalized doesn't negate better child care in the first place. So nothing was stopping them before.
The fact of the matter is that anti abortionists de-prioritize women like their anti abortion countries counterparts.
With that out of the way, a lot of anti abortion countries have poor maternal care and that's a fact. The two go hand in hand. It's not always true but a lot of anti abortion beliefs are also tied to religion and a society devoted to patriarchy, which would in turn de-prioritize females by the very nature of anti abortionist views. A lot countries are that way and have poor maternal care as a result.
They were also going to ban ivf treatments and a lot of conservatives dislike contraceptives as they see it as a form of abortion.
Because the correlation between anti-abortion laws and poor maternal healthcare stems from
broader systemic issues rather than the laws themselves being directly tied to the quality of healthcare.
Systemic issues like governments who choose to focus on restricting abortion may divert resources and attention away from improving maternal care, leading to gaps in overall women's health.
In countries with strict anti-abortion laws, maternal healthcare may not be adequately funded or prioritized, reflecting a lack of commitment to women's health more broadly. Comprehensive care, including prenatal and postnatal support, requires significant investment, which is often lacking.
Countries with anti-abortion laws often also restrict access to contraception, sexual education, and family planning. This lack of resources increases unplanned pregnancies and maternal mortality rates, especially in vulnerable populations.
Many countries with anti-abortion laws also have weaker healthcare systems overall, which affects maternal care as much as other areas of health. Poor infrastructure, limited access to hospitals, and a shortage of trained professionals exacerbate the issue.
Punitive vs. Supportive Approaches, those policies that outlaw abortion often focus on punitive measures rather than addressing the root causes of unplanned pregnancies or providing supportive healthcare for women. This can lead to unsafe abortions, which contribute to maternal mortality, and leave women with fewer options for care.
In countries where abortion is outlawed, women's perspectives and needs are often overlooked in policymaking. This lack of representation extends to healthcare policies, where women's specific health needs may not be adequately addressed.
It's not true that anti abortion always leads to poor maternal care as there are some anti-abortion countries with relatively good maternal healthcare, demonstrating that the correlation isn't absolute. However, these cases are often in nations where women's health is prioritized and supported in other ways, such as through robust social safety nets and accessible healthcare systems.
But given the other views that anti abortion conservatives also express religiously and societal, it's highly unlikely to have women's health being prioritized.
Plus what kind of people wouldn't understand the root causes of abortion when they're too busy criminalizing it? That never works.