Thread by @votelandry

I wrote this with the recent SCOTUS decision in mind. But now seeing the extreme racial and economic disparities with Covid, it’s more important than ever that our state focus on increasing access to health care - not limiting it. Abortion is health care. #lalege

https://twitter.com/tegbridges/status/1280832618163048454

.....and for some other comparisons: abortion (medication or surgical) is safe and results in few complications. That is a fact. Yet the state has passed almost 100 laws regulating it & there are over 20 pages of regulations re clinics (maybe more by now!)......

The same people who do this refuse to wear a piece of cloth to help in stopping a global pandemic. A mask is similar to a seat belt or headlights on a car. It’s minimally invasive and extremely helpful. Somehow that is to much .....

But forcing a person to carry a pregnancy against their will, which is much more dangerous, especially in Louisiana and for Black women here (4x mortality rate) is somehow acceptable? No. That’s not ok. .....

The state has an interest and a duty in ensuring the health and safety of its residents. That includes protecting them from a highly contagious virus as well as we can, and providing access to ALL forms of health care, including safe termination of a pregnancy.

(These got a little out of order 😬 sorry)