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Sunday, August 13th, 2023

 The Growing Schism Between Red and Blue States and Its Effect on Healthcare for Women 

Author:     Stephan A. Schwartz
Source:     Explore - the Journal of Science and Healing
Publication Date:     22 March 2023
 Link:  The Growing Schism Between Red and Blue States and Its Effect on Healthcare for Women 
Stephan:  

I have been particularly concerned about what is happening in the United States concerning healthcare for women. American healthcare is the worst amongst the developed nations of the world, as well as the most expensive by orders of magnitude. It is a national humiliation. But the impact of this illness profit system on women, especially pregnant women, is particularly alarming and very much a function of The Great Schism Trend between the Red and Blue states.

Notice that the best states are entirely Blue states and the worst states are overwhelmingly Red states. Credit: Governing.

Thirteen years ago, after tracking what I saw as an emerging trend in American culture, I wrote in these pages, “Do you sense the schism occurring in the United States? Not just the red and blue of politics, although that comes into it. Something deeper, a shift that is producing two very different reactions. Can you feel the ground moving? The zeitgeist of one population is grounded in fear, resentment, anger and a sense of loss. It is theologically conservative, politically rigid, and exclusionist. The other population holds a sober realization that great change is coming, but also the sense that it offers at least the putative opportunity to create a more stable life-affirming culture. It is theologically and politically accommodating, and inclusionist.

“We all have a vested interest in this schism and the struggle it has produced, not only because through our choices we are its source, but because we will live with the consequences of the decisions made over the next few years. What is particularly concerning is […]

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1 Comment

  1. Helen Cowan on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    Stephan, my 5 kids range from 42-27. Born at home with a midwife because even in the early 80s the world knew midwives had FAR better outcomes than OBs and offered far more compassionate care. Like all things US Healthcare it’s all about the $. Thanks for doing this. I could preach this all day long.