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and i think it s really important to read judge carlton reeves lower court opinion. the reason it has not gone into effect is because there is a judge, judge reeves, who writes about how harsh mississippi has been to women and specifically black women. let s be clear that states like mississippi and texas have amongst the highest maternal mortality rates in not just the united states, in the entire world. there was a time a few years ago that texas was considered the most dangerous place in the developed world to even be pregnant. fannie lu hamer famously spoke about the mississippi appendectomy, referring to black girls who were forcibly sterilized in the state of mississippi. it s hard to take seriously
generally, never mind in their particular states, the choice of abortion services. that s right. and i think it s really important to read judge carlton reeves lower court opinion. the reason it has not gone into effect is because there is a judge, judge reeves, who writes a stunning opinion with wonderful footnotes identifying how harsh mississippi has been as a state to the interests of women and specifically the interests of black women. let s be clear that states like mississippi and texas have amongst the highest maternal mortality rates in not just the united states, in the entire world. there was a time a few years ago that texas was considered the most dangerous place in the developed world to even be pregnant. fannie lu hamer famously spoke about the mississippi