In the midst of the turmoil in July 2022, they learned Mayron was pregnant again. But this time, doctors warned she and her fetus might not survive.

The embryo had been implanted in scar tissue from her recent cesarean section. There was a high chance that the embryo could rupture, blowing open her uterus and killing her, or that she could bleed to death during delivery. The baby could come months early and face serious medical risks, or even die.

Tennessee already had some of the worst outcomes in the nation when measuring maternal health, infant mortality and child poverty. Lawmakers who paved the way for a new generation of post-Roe births did little to bolster the state’s meager safety net to support these babies and their families.

  • Lath
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    1199 months ago

    The solution is obvious. Stop having heterosexual sex.

    Gay sex for everyone - the ultimate conservative goal!

    • @A7thStone
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      199 months ago

      They want to make that illegal too. Silly peasant, sex is for rich people. The rich can have any kind of sex they want.

      • @Noodle07
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        169 months ago

        Especially the “with a minor” kind apparently

    • @RedditWanderer
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      159 months ago

      Put stuff in the water to make us gay please, it worked with the frogs!

      • THE MASTERMIND
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        149 months ago

        Or make it airborne so republicans can’t even blame us they don’t wear mask or believe in airborne virus

        • @WaxedWookie
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          39 months ago

          Don’t go thinking they care about consistency…