Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi
2 years, 2 months ago

Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tate Reeves said he would do everything in his power to make Mississippi the “safest state in the nation for an unborn child.” But access to pre- and post-natal care has dwindled in Mississippi since the June ruling, making childbirth even more dangerous for poor women and children. Months after the Dobbs ruling forced the closure of the state's last remaining abortion clinic, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch credited the state's Republican women for “leading the cause,” and Reeves celebrated “100 days of protecting babies & dismantling the abortion lie.” But health care analysts, doctors and pregnant women are expressing alarm as options for maternity care disappear. “Our concern is that the ability for them to get those routine prenatal visits in a timely fashion will go down as well.” The Greenwood Leflore Hospital, whose slogan is “the right care at the right time,” is warning expectant mothers to make arrangements to reach another hospital once they start having contractions. Asked whether it could save lives, House Speaker Phillip Gunn said “that has not been a part of the discussions that I’ve heard.” Reeves’ office did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment on how his administration plans to address the recent closure of maternity care units.

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First on CNN: US faces maternity care crisis, with 1 in 3 counties lacking obstetric doctors to provide care, report warns
3 months, 2 weeks ago

First on CNN: US faces maternity care crisis, with 1 in 3 counties lacking obstetric doctors to provide care, report warns

CNN  

CNN — The United States is facing an ongoing maternity health crisis in which 1 in every 3 counties does not have a single obstetric clinician, affecting women’s access to care, according to a new report. As more hospitals eliminate obstetric services due to financial challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors, the number of maternity care deserts …

Mississippi has the nation’s worst infant mortality. It will allow earlier Medicaid to help babies
9 months, 1 week ago

Mississippi has the nation’s worst infant mortality. It will allow earlier Medicaid to help babies

Associated Press  

— A new Mississippi law will allow earlier Medicaid coverage for pregnant women in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the worst rate of infant mortality in the U.S. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such county health department workers. …

Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies
9 months, 1 week ago

Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies

The Independent  

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Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

Associated Press  

— The Mississippi Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that will allow women with low incomes to get Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy, in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a state with abysmal rates of maternal and infant mortality. “According to all leading health care experts, the most critical mechanism to prevent …

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

Associated Press  

— Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation’s worst rate of infant mortality. Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such as employees of county health departments. If a woman’s Medicaid …

As birthing hospitals close, Alabama's maternity care crisis is a warning for the rest of the nation
1 year, 2 months ago

As birthing hospitals close, Alabama's maternity care crisis is a warning for the rest of the nation

Salon  

The United States is in the midst of a maternal health care crisis, one made even worse by states who refuse to listen to those who have been in the birth trenches for centuries: midwives. This is currently playing out in real time in Alabama, where the state’s Department of Public Health missed the opportunity to alleviate the maternal health …

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
1 year, 3 months ago

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home

Associated Press  

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. The closures have worsened so-called “maternity care deserts” — counties with no hospitals or birth centers that offer obstetric care and no OB providers. She’s now pregnant with her third, and described the difference between hospital care and birth center …

New Maryland provider opening in post-Roe ‘abortion desert’
1 year, 8 months ago

New Maryland provider opening in post-Roe ‘abortion desert’

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new abortion provider is opening this year in Democratic-controlled Maryland — just across from deeply conservative West Virginia, where state lawmakers recently passed a near-total abortion ban. The Women’s Health Center of Maryland in Cumberland, roughly 5 miles from West Virginia, will open its doors in June — a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned …

Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage
1 year, 9 months ago

Mississippi governor OKs longer postpartum Medicaid coverage

Associated Press  

— Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed legislation Thursday to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after they give birth, saying it’s part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers now that abortion access is restricted. Mississippi usually allows two months of postpartum Medicaid coverage. The state has allowed a full year of the coverage since …

Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
1 year, 10 months ago

Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

Associated Press  

— Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth have widened in recent years, according to a report released Thursday by the state’s Department of Health. Mississippi’s Republican-controlled state legislature has been debating whether to extend Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a full year after childbirth, …

Doctor: Health care access ‘scary’ in parts of Mississippi
1 year, 11 months ago

Doctor: Health care access ‘scary’ in parts of Mississippi

Associated Press  

— Mississippi doesn’t have the medical workforce to address a wide range of poor health outcomes, from high rates of maternal and infant mortality to severe cases of diabetes that require the amputation of limbs, the state’s top health officer said. Dr. Daniel Edney, who leads the Mississippi State Department of Health, told lawmakers Thursday that the state health department …

Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi
2 years, 2 months ago

Abortion ruling means more and riskier births in Mississippi

Associated Press  

— In Mississippi, where health officials expect 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme Court ruling upending abortion rights, children are more likely to die before their first birthday than in any other state. Tate Reeves said he would do everything in his power to make Mississippi the “safest state in the nation for an unborn …

I Live In Alabama. Our Cruel New Abortion Law Has Made My Life Absolute Hell.
2 years, 2 months ago

I Live In Alabama. Our Cruel New Abortion Law Has Made My Life Absolute Hell.

Huff Post  

The author with her fiancé and their son. Courtesy of Alyssa Gonzales On June 21, 2022 — just three days before the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization came out — I got the news: I was pregnant. After the Dobbs decision, Alabama’s trigger law went into effect and banned abortion almost completely — with only …

Abortion ‘desert’ in US south is hurting Black women the most
2 years, 4 months ago

Abortion ‘desert’ in US south is hurting Black women the most

Al Jazeera  

Ten million Black women in the US face high barriers to abortion access, that will be difficult to overcome for many. “We’ve been living in multiple Americas for a long time,” said Kwajelyn Jackson, the executive director at the Feminist Women’s Health Center in Atlanta, which serves mostly Black patients. “It’s a system of inequality, it’s a system of oppression,” …

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic landscape
2 years, 6 months ago

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic landscape

LA Times  

Head nurse Francia Webb talks to a client about abortion options at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa on March 14. “This is absolutely a historic setback — a major failure for all women across the United States,” said Diane Derzis, the owner of Mississippi’s last remaining abortion provider, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the clinic at the center of …

Here’s how abortion clinics are preparing for Roe to fall
2 years, 7 months ago

Here’s how abortion clinics are preparing for Roe to fall

Associated Press  

— Leaders of a Tennessee abortion clinic calculated driving distances and studied passenger rail routes as they scanned the map for another place to offer services if the U.S. Supreme Court lets states restrict or eliminate abortion rights. We are going to lose abortion access this year,” said Jennifer Pepper, chief executive officer of CHOICES: Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. …

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose
2 years, 7 months ago

With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose

Associated Press  

— If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white woman to have one. “Abortion restrictions are racist,” said Cathy Torres, an organizing manager with Frontera Fund, a Texas organization that helps women pay for abortions. If abortions are outlawed, those same women — often …

Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms
2 years, 9 months ago

Mississippi could renew push to extend Medicaid for new moms

Associated Press  

— Mississippi’s Republican-led Senate will try to revive a proposal to let mothers keep Medicaid coverage for a year after giving birth, Lt. Gov. Advocates for low-income women say longer coverage by the government health insurance program could reduce Mississippi’s high rate of maternal mortality. Gunn said he is aware Mississippi has a high maternal mortality rate, but he had …

Minority women most affected if abortion is banned, limited
2 years, 10 months ago

Minority women most affected if abortion is banned, limited

Associated Press  

— If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white woman to have one. “Abortion restrictions are racist,” said Cathy Torres, a 25-year-old organizing manager with Frontera Fund, a Texas organization that helps women pay for abortions. If abortions are outlawed, those same women — …

Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion ban
3 years, 3 months ago

Providers urge Supreme Court to reject 15-week abortion ban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Abortion providers urged the Supreme Court Monday to reject Mississippi’s 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would “invite states to ban abortion entirely.” The filing with the high court comes at a time of significant peril for abortion rights in the U.S., with a Supreme Court reshaped by three conservative justices appointed by …

Long Drives, Costly Flights, And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South
3 years, 4 months ago

Long Drives, Costly Flights, And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South

NPR  

Long Drives, Costly Flights, And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South Enlarge this image toggle caption Laura E. Partain for Kaiser Health News Laura E. Partain for Kaiser Health News Just a quick walk through the parking lot of Choices-Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, in this legendary music mecca, speaks volumes about access to abortion in the American …

What the US Supreme Court's review of abortion law could mean for Mississippi's 'Pink House'
3 years, 6 months ago

What the US Supreme Court's review of abortion law could mean for Mississippi's 'Pink House'

Firstpost  

With no doctors in Mississippi willing to do abortions, five out-of-state doctors rotate through Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The US Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments this fall over a Mississippi law that would limit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — a case designed to test how far a court remade under former President Donald Trump …

Mississippi’s last abortion clinic at center of US debate
3 years, 7 months ago

Mississippi’s last abortion clinic at center of US debate

Associated Press  

— The bright pink building in an eclectic neighborhood of Mississippi’s capital goes by different names. The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear arguments this fall over a Mississippi law that would limit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — a case designed to test how far a court remade under former President Donald Trump is willing …

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