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Absolutely stunned to hear that USA has the most maternal deaths in the world.

And that 4 times as many black women die than white women.

"In fact black women are 243% more likely to die from a pregnancy than a white woman."

That was a quote by Joe Kennedy iii


So i looked it up in the uk and black women here are also 4 times as more likely to die, and asian women twice as likely to die.

What can be done to safeguard these women?
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This story broke my heart...

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BabyLonia · F
@NerdyPotato it is sad but i can see that happening. A pregnancy no longer being viable is not a reason for an d&c
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@NerdyPotato @BabyLonia This really resonated with me, since in post-roe, I've encountered many stressful obstacles to miscarriage care. You could be bleeding all over, have a dilated cervix, some confirmed blood tests of failing hormone levels, an ultrasound....

And yet... me and my husband were left wondering if no doctor was legally allowed to provide any care unless I was actively dying from infection. No option for medicine to help my body pass all the tissue. No option for anything like a dnc.

It's barbaric to refuse to treat the mother because an embryo that is actively dying with no chance of survival or is already dead has more of a right to life and health.

It's made us afraid to keep trying to be honest.
@Scribbles yes, it's horrible... Everyone knows that in these situations, this care is needed and going to happen either way. But instead of doing it straight away to keep discomfort at a minimum and prevent complications, women have to wait until their life is at risk before the inevitable is done. That's not pro-life, and the only defense people in support of these laws have is deny these situations occur when they clearly do.
@NerdyPotato I have no words. Horrible.