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The Year After a Denied Abortion (Photo Essay) (projects.propublica.org)

submitted 2 days ago by CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca to c/usa@midwest.social

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The essays documents the unraveling of a Tennessee family after a denied abortion for a life-threatening pregnancy, especially in a state with meager support for poor mothers.

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[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

I read this when it first came out, and I just flipped through it again. Just as affective as the first time

[–] indomara@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Reading this hurts. None of them ever had a chance.

Going to work 10 hour days installing insulation two weeks after giving birth and having a traumatic c section and hysterectomy?

Any other country would find this absolutely vile and unbelievable. In the USA it's a Tuesday.