Thread by @AndyRowell

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert - Kanye West accurately pointed out the three states with the highest proportion of black abortions (MS, GA, AL). Mississippi has the most black people per population so that is not surprising (GA is #3 and AL #6).

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert The maternal mortality stats are not excellent.
But we know black women die more than white (37.1 vs 14.7 deaths per 100,000 live births). nbcnews.com/health/womens-…
Black women in:

MS 51.9
jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/may/…

GA 40.8
acluga.org/en/problem-geo…

AL 37.1
al.com/news/2020/02/a…

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert To reduce the number of abortions, people would need to (a) abstain or (b) utilize contraceptives or (c) be supported sufficiently to have the baby.
a. I argue that hoping for abstention is not a sufficient public health strategy.

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1315512532476465153

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert (b) Effective contraception (better than condoms) is expensive. An IUD is $500-$1300. But states that did not accept the Affordable Care Act expansion of Medicaid like MS, GA, AL do not offer help unless a family of three makes under in:
AL $3,912,
MS $4,419,
GA $6,000,
a year.

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert (c) A pregnant women does get instant access to Medicaid but as stated above, the number of mothers who die is very high. The US is 56th in the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c…
Some women prefer to have an abortion—92% are at 13 weeks or less—rather than have the baby at 40 weeks.

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert I do not know what will happen if Roe v Wade (and Casey) is overturned. Republican-led state legislatures may ban abortion completely in their states. Women will likely order pills or go to other states. Poor women will not know what to do so will have more births.

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert It seems to me Christians should be supportive of government helping poor women (effective low-cost contraceptives if they want them and generous support to pregnant mothers and new mothers). That would reduce the number of abortions.

https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1215759493415358464

@phillipmholmes @drantbradley @Fikkert A couple of threads by black women on abortion

https://twitter.com/lisasharper/status/1309876296743301121

and here is the conclusion: "Address poverty and increase healthcare."

https://twitter.com/lisasharper/status/1310996851336806400

"the brunt and cruelty … has been most deeply felt by poor women, esp. women of color."

https://twitter.com/michelebgoodwin/status/1128837886617432064