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Re:The Alexa feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" you enab... by latexr on Monday March 17, 2025 @09:20AM (#43388306)
A miscarriage is not a voluntary abortion. The point is not to criticise these cases specifically, but to point out there is a cultural underpinning to the problem. To treat someone appropriately, you have to respect them and not be constantly afraid that what you’re doing will get you in trouble.
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Re:The Alexa feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" you enab... by pc86 on Monday March 17, 2025 @10:06AM (#43388749)
If a doctor is afraid to treat a miscarriage it's because they're worried about abortion laws in their jurisdiction. You can't pretend they're not linked; we should talk about both when we talk about either one.

My point about Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and US maternal mortality vs. Europe stands.

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Re:The Alexa feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" you enab... by freejazz on Monday March 17, 2025 @01:12PM (#43390616)
Wisconsin's abortion law was completely irrelevant in the modern era until Roe was overturned, so that's not really a great point. At best, it's incredibly dishonest. Besides, the poster wasn't saying it was because of abortion specifically, but that having such a large population that views women's reproductive health as a political issue, rather than a medical issue, is probably the reason why the US has such poor maternal health outcomes.
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