The Right-Wing Republican War On Women, Children And Reproductive Health Marches On

By Jim Hightower & Laura Ehrlich Last week, the Journal of the American Medical Association released a study on the number of rape-related, forced-pregnancies since the horrendous Supreme Court decision to roll back reproductive rights for women. Since the end of Roe, there have been 65,000 rape-related pregnancies (and births) in the 14 states with total or near-total abortion bans. Over 45% of those rape-related, forced-pregnancies (26,000) were in Texas.  “But what about the children! We must save the babies!” the right-wingers cry. It’s never been about “the babies,” has it? Ask Kate Cox. Last December, this 31-year-old woman with a non-viable pregnancy had to go to court to fight for her right to terminate the pregnancy and fight for health. After Kate took four trips to the emergency room, each time with pregnancy related complications (but complications that were not severe enough for state of Texas to deem her life in danger, even though doctors did), Texas Attorney General (and rabid Trump supporter) Ken Paxton said that anyone who helped Ms. Cox terminate her pregnancy would be prosecuted. Kate fled the state to terminate her very much-wanted but non-viable and life-threatening pregnancy. After her return, the Texas Supreme Court...