Anti-abortion laws are devastating for women. We have to vote.

NEW YORK — Two years have passed America after Roeand the real results have already come. Many of us knew this would happen.

New study published in JAMA Pediatrics stated that it exists infant mortality increased by 7%. within 18 months of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Was 10% increase in the number of deaths of infants with comorbidities.

The United States also saw growth pregnancy-related deaths as of 2019. Most of these deaths are believed to be preventable. Complications disproportionately affect Black women who are like this are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.

Hundreds of babies died. Hundreds of women have had to experience pregnancy – a physically demanding and emotionally draining feat – only to be faced with profound grief.

Meanwhile, hospitals are closing maternity wards and the doctors are there driven out of the states with intense restrictions on abortion, leading to maternity care deserts.

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Draconian abortion bans have also been linked to the deaths of two women in Georgia. Amber Nicole Thurman died after doctors delayed care due to the state’s six-week ban. Candi Miller she died after rare complications related to a drug abortion. Both women left behind children.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently made fun of Thurman’s family.

Despite what Republican lawmakers think, abortion is health care. Every woman deserves to make her own decision to terminate her pregnancy. Already abortion is banned in 13 states with no exceptionsthanks to Trump’s decision to appoint three pro-life judges to the US Supreme Court.

Abortion is a clear issue of concern for women. Vote, you like it.

For a significant part of the population, abortion is a reason to vote. In a recent USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll, 1 in 5 people who had already voted said “abortion rights/women’s rights” was their most important issuesecond only to the economy/inflation.

I certainly felt like it when I went to vote in Brooklyn on Sunday. New York is one of 10 states with abortion on the ballot. Two of them – Nevada and Arizona – are considered toss-up races, with Florida likely to be Republican.

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I hope that other young women – those directly affected by abortion bans – will feel motivated enough to vote on this issue.

We must remember what we once experienced and not give up hope for a return to the provisions of Roe v. Wade.

Republicans cannot be trusted to protect women

Vice President Kamala Harris has made abortion rights a centerpiece of her campaign. The Democratic presidential candidate has repeatedly said she would sign a bill codifying the provisions of Roe v. Wade. In a recent interview with CBS News, she emphasized her commitment.

“My first priority is to restore these protections and stop the pain and injustice that is taking place across our country,” he added. Harris said.

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But this is about more than Harris; it’s about Democrats regaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives, maintaining their majority in the Senate and abolishing the filibuster so that legislation can actually reach the president’s desk.

Trump said he would not sign a federal abortion ban. However, running mate J.D. Vance said during the vice presidential debate that he supported “minimum national standard” for abortion – in other words, a ban. Republicans across the country are fighting against abortion rights in their state. If Trump returns to the White House, the situation will only get worse.

I hope that when we see a repeat of the 2022 midterm elections voters supported access to abortion at polling stations and prevented the approaching red wave.

As a young woman, this was one of the issues I thought about most when walking to the polling station. I hope others will take this into account when voting.

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