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Friday, September 8th, 2017

Abortion clinics are closing in rural America. So are maternity wards.

Author:     Anna North
Source:     VOX
Publication Date:     Sep 7, 2017, 12:00pm EDT
 Link: Abortion clinics are closing in rural America. So are maternity wards.
Stephan:   Since the Roe vs Wade decision in 1973 the Christofascist world has made a concerted attempt to undo the decision. Ostensibly the argument is about saving babies, but the truth is the Christofascists support programs that kill babies and young children by the hundreds every day. So what is this about? In truth I think it is, and always has been, about controlling women and their ability to choose what to do with their own bodies. Their efforts have been largely successful as this report lays out. If you are a woman in the United States, and particularly if you are living in a Red value state you are getting third class healthcare. Not second class, that's the norm in America, but third class, and the health statistics demonstrate this unequivocally.

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The last abortion clinic in Kentucky is fighting to stay open.

A trial that began on Wednesday at a federal court in Louisville will decide whether EMW Women’s Surgical Center can continue to provide abortions. Kentucky’s Republican Gov. Matt Bevin told the clinic in March that its agreement to comply with strict laws targeting abortion clinics was inadequate, according to NPR. The center sued, arguing that the notification came “out of the blue.” If it wins, the case could open the door for other Kentucky clinics to provide abortions. If it loses, the state will become the first one with no place to safely terminate a pregnancy.

The number of abortion clinics nationwide declined 6 percent between 2011 and 2014, with the biggest declines happening in the Midwest and the South, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Not only are abortion clinics like the one in Kentucky under threat, but a new study shows that hospitals in rural areas throughout the country are eliminating obstetric services, meaning women have to drive […]

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2 Comments

  1. Steve Hovland on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 6:19 am

    “Christofascist”? This is childish. Name calling is not an effective form of argument.

    • Stephan Schwartz on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 4:56 pm

      Christofascist seems to me an accurate description. The data certainly makes the linkage very clear. It seems to me no more than calling a spade a spade.