ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Women #Health #Abortion #Pregnancy #Texas #Law #USPolitics

In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.

There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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