Saturday, November 02, 2024

Florida Abortion Ban: Infants Die from Birth Defects at Higher Rates

In 2023, the year that followed Florida's initial 15-week abortion ban, the state saw an increase in the number of infants ... who died from lethal congenital anomalies or fatal birth defects before celebrating a first birthday.

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That was before the 15 week ban became the 6 week ban. The latest data shows the increase in infant mortality continues. These numbers also do not reflect the pain, trauma, and impact these bans have had on the affected women, men, and families.

"So, for 13 more weeks, Deborah carried baby Milo in her uterus, knowing he would die soon after birth. She avoided going out into public, fearing seeing people in the grocery store who might see her pregnant and congratulate her or ask, "Is this your first child? Are you excited?"

"I just went into a really dark place, you know, essentially planning my son's birth and funeral at the same time,"

"I will never have children again. I know I would not survive another pregnancy like that. I can't endure it."

This is what happens when others decide they know better and pass laws to force us to live under their misguided "morality."

#1 | Posted by YAV at 2024-11-02 10:02 AM

Someone should print out business cards to hand to people that come up to congratulate women in these circumstances. The women living this nightmare wouldn't need to say a word, just hand a card to the person that says "I am carrying a child that will die once it is born. I am planning on the birth and the funeral at the same time. I am being forced to do this because of laws passed that take away the right to make the best decisions from my doctors, myself, and others that are directly affected."

#2 | Posted by YAV at 2024-11-02 10:07 AM

I wonder how many women have to suffer and die before people wake up.
When are we going to reverse this patronizing evil?

#3 | Posted by YAV at 2024-11-02 03:10 PM

"They're going to protect women from making the hard decision to abort a n or anyone ekseon-viable fetus ifey like it or not because right wing Christians speak for God and know better than doctors because whatever the outcome they know it is God's wil....it's in the Bible!

#4 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-02 10:15 PM

"They're going to protect women from making the hard decision to abort a n or anyone ekseon-viable fetus ifey like it or not because right wing Christians speak for God and know better than doctors because whatever the outcome they know it is God's wil....it's in the Bible!

#5 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-02 10:15 PM

the "pro-life" people have never cared much about life. They are largely pro-death penalty, pro-war, etc. They don't care about pregnant women before birth, or babies after birth.

#6 | Posted by bus_driver at 2024-11-02 11:21 PM

This is the part where they say "States' Rights" without realizing the irony

#7 | Posted by hamburglar at 2024-11-02 11:59 PM

#3

In Florida, probably in a few days. In most of the rest of the south, where citizen initiatives are not possible at the state level?

#8 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-11-03 11:58 AM

Completely predictable. A major increase in the suffering in the world.

#9 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-11-03 12:38 PM

The concept of god or jesus has nothing to do with reality.

#10 | Posted by Brennnn at 2024-11-03 01:15 PM

These numbers also do not reflect the pain, trauma, and impact these bans have had on the affected women, men, and families

A few days in the NICU will bankrupt many families.

#11 | Posted by mattm at 2024-11-03 09:18 PM

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