specifically the interest of black women. let s be clear that states like mississippi and texas have amongst the highest maternal mortality rates in the entire world. texas was considered the most dangerous place in the developed world to even be pregnant. fanny lou hamer famously talked about the mississippi appendectomy, referring to 11 and 12-year-old girls who were forcibly sterilized, black girls, in the state of mississippi, so it s hard to take seriously these states saying their efforts are out of love and care when in fact that s never been shown in the arc of history in those states regarding black women and girls or generally any women who happen to be vulnerable and poor in those states. it seems if the court rules in the way it indeed leaning toward overturning roe v. wade,
mississippi has been as a state to the interests of women, and specifically the interest 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 just a few years ago that texas was considered the moment dangerous place in the developed world to even be pregnant. fannie lou hamer famously spoke about the mississippi appendectomy, referring to 11 and 12-year-old girls who were forcibly sterilized in the state of mississippi. so it s hard to take seriously these states saying their efforts are out of love and care when in fact that s never been shown in the arc of history in those states regarding black women and girls or generally any women who happen to be vulnerable and poor in those states. it seems as if the court rules in the way it seemed to be leaning, toward in effect overturning roe v. wade.
Forced sterilization is still going on today with at least five cases of women in ICE custody in Georgia in 2019 while thousands of victims await restitution.
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