Rural Community
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It is personal in the empty refrigerator someone quietly closes before the children wake up. It is personal in the mother choosing between gas money and groceries, in the father working two jobs and still falling behind, in the grandmother stretching medication because the rent is due. Poverty lives in stress, shame, exhaustion, and the…
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This is a comprehensive, data-driven breakdown of what has happened to maternal and infant health in Texas following the abortion restrictions, beginning with SB 8 in September 2021 and accelerating after Roe’s overturn in June 2022. Overall Death RateRestricting access to abortions has correlated with a **56% increase in maternal deaths** in Texas compared to…
Poetry & Politics 