From an article on CNN from July 2023 that caught my eye, “Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term. Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous year, according to preliminary infant mortality data from the Texas Department of State Health Services that CNN obtained through a public records request. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%. That spike reversed a nearly decade-long decline. Between 2014 and 2021, infant deaths had fallen by nearly 15%. … The increase in deaths could partly be explained by the fact that more babies are being born in Texas. One recent report found that in the final nine months of 2022, the state saw nearly 10,000 more births than expected prior to its abortion ban – an estimated 3% increase.”
Oh, well! This is what f***tards of America wanted. This is what our “great” nation has become: A place proud to have an increasing infant mortality rate in one of the largest states! How f***ing embarrassing. Only in a RepubliKKKlan America! Only RepubliKKKlans demand that women carry to term babies that have a zero percent chance of viability. Only RepubliKKKlans demand that families bear the added medical expenses of delivering a baby, only having to watch their baby inevitably die, which probably incurs additional expense as doctors are forced to provide some measure of life-saving and palliative care. Only in Texas must people be forced to accept the extra cost of giving birth to a D.O.A. baby. Yup! Only in Texas. But this is what people want. This is what they voted for! Again, oh, well. I certainly don’t care. People can always move to another state that actually treats women equally, but they won’t because I think deep down inside, the women of Texas want to be dominated. I have yet to see a political uprising of women protesting in the streets. And I don’t mean small, sporadic protests here and there; I mean large, sustained civil disobedience protests ala the Civil Rights Movement. Why has there been such apathy from Texans? Because abortion rights are always someone else’s problem. How many f***ing times must I say it before people believe me? Other people simply don’t care.
And as a final thought, how many of the 10,000 more babies born in Texas will end up in poverty? These are the long-term consequences of abortion bans. Women and families are being forced to have babies they can’t afford and otherwise would have been terminated early into the pregnancy. Of course, these adverse effects won’t be felt for a couple of years as statistics begin to catch up with reality. So, Texas will be known for increasing infant mortality rates and worsening child poverty. Fan-f***ing-tastic. How utterly American! As usual with RepubliKKKlans, they love the fetus and hate the child. Oh, well. I guess I may be convinced otherwise when I see women rising up in the streets to re-claim their bodily autonomy, but I’m not going to hold my breath. Only in stupid America! I expected noting less.