U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to win quick approval for a bill providing emergency aid to Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week, but that provides no assistance for Ukraine's war against Russia.
They fixate on what’s presented the loudest, because that’s the news most readily available to them.
Also, I won’t lie, I’ve had a lot of personal drama around women’s health in my own life. I’m a Texas resident who knows quite a few women who have miscarried or needed to terminate their pregnancy in the last ten years. I don’t know what any of them are expected to do over the next ten years. But I do know that my sister has told me straight up “I can’t move back to Texas to be with the family, because I want to have more kids”.
Why would wanting to have more kids discourage you from moving back to Texas? Because she’s at a high risk of miscarriage. And if she miscarries, there’s a real possibility that the local hospital will let her bleed out in the ER before they risk the liability of performing a life-saving operation.
I can’t ignore that impact on my immediate family, even as I recognize the shitty attempts by politicians to make Israel/Ukraine into a cash grab for their donor bases. All that becomes - for better or worse - a secondary concern beside the fact that my sister doesn’t feel safe living in Texas while pregnant.
The average voter doesn’t pay attention so you’re right.
They fixate on what’s presented the loudest, because that’s the news most readily available to them.
Also, I won’t lie, I’ve had a lot of personal drama around women’s health in my own life. I’m a Texas resident who knows quite a few women who have miscarried or needed to terminate their pregnancy in the last ten years. I don’t know what any of them are expected to do over the next ten years. But I do know that my sister has told me straight up “I can’t move back to Texas to be with the family, because I want to have more kids”.
Why would wanting to have more kids discourage you from moving back to Texas? Because she’s at a high risk of miscarriage. And if she miscarries, there’s a real possibility that the local hospital will let her bleed out in the ER before they risk the liability of performing a life-saving operation.
I can’t ignore that impact on my immediate family, even as I recognize the shitty attempts by politicians to make Israel/Ukraine into a cash grab for their donor bases. All that becomes - for better or worse - a secondary concern beside the fact that my sister doesn’t feel safe living in Texas while pregnant.
I’m sure I’m not alone in this regard.