#Bill Cassidy

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#GOP #quote #Steven Levitsky #John Barrasso #John Cornyn #Lindsey Graham #Bill Cassidy #John Thune #Mitch McConnell

[erin-hart]

“About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as it’d otherwise appear. Now, I say that not to minimize the issue but to focus the issue as to where it would be. For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality.”

There is no clearer way to say they they believe Black Lives Don’t Matter. Bill Cassidy wants you to know he only cares about the white population.

And then there’s the “for whatever reason” people of color die more in childbirth. Just sweep that right under the rug. - The reason is they don’t have access to the care they need because you defund things like planned parenthood and make access impossible.

#black lives matter #abortion is health care #blm #bill cassidy #gop #forced birth #roe v. wade #scotus #keep abortion safe #keep abortion legal #pro choice

[kp777]

#bill cassidy #donald trump #2024 presidential race #republicans

[ablackwomansurvivingrape]

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy: Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women

"As conservatives across the country wage war on reproductive rights, demanding by law that women be forced to carry any pregnancy to term, regardless of the circumstances, they frequently (slash always) like to forget that they do absolutely nothing to support these people during said pregnancies or after. Mississippi, for example, where abortion will immediately become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned, has the highest rate of child poverty in the country and recently rejected a bid to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. And in Louisiana, which has a similar trigger law that will go into effect upon Roe being reversed, maternal mortality rates are among the worst in the nation. But according to GOP senator Bill Cassidy, the rate at which women die during pregnancy or shortly after is not as bad as it seems—if you subtract the deaths of Black women, which apparently don’t count.

In an interview with Politico, the following words came out of Cassidy’s mouth: “About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as it’d otherwise appear. Now, I say that not to minimize the issue but to focus the issue as to where it would be. For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality.”

There’s a lot to unpack here. Let’s start with the idea that Cassidy—who wants to defund Planned Parenthood is all, Yes, on its face, our maternal mortality rates are abysmal, but if you only count white women, they’re not that bad! Then there’s the phrase “for whatever reason.” In fact, there is one very big reason in particular— perhaps you can take a guess? “It’s no mystery why maternal mortality rates are so high among Black women,” Michelle Williams, the dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health said in response. “They are high because of the devastating impacts of structural racism and individual bias.” As Politico notes, Black mothers are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white mothers in the U.S., which has the worst mortality rate among developed nations and where “17 mothers die for every 100,000 pregnancies in the country.” In Louisiana, Black mothers are four times as likely to die than white mothers.

Asked what how Roe v. Wade being overturned would affect maternal mortality rates, Cassidy dismissed the question. “If we’re using abortion to limit maternal deaths, that’s kind of an odd way to approach the problem,” he said. That, of course, is total bullshit. As NBC News reported earlier this month, “Research suggests the bans and restrictions would have manifold effects on maternal health. For one, if more pregnant people can’t get the abortions they seek, they’d shoulder the risk of the U.S.’s relatively high—and rising—rate of death from pregnancy-related causes, which is particularly elevated among people of color.” As Dr. Amy Addante, an ob-gyn in Illinois, bluntly put it: “There are going to be women that will die from pregnancy because of this decision, period.”

#black maternal health #black maternal deaths #black women #Louisiana state senator #Bill Cassidy #roe vs. wade #racisim #maternial death rates

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #lousiana #bill cassidy #black women #medical racism #structural racism

[h3art2heart]

The field of ob/gyn was built on the bodies of black women. And yet black women have a 3 times higher mortality rate. I'm just so tired 😮‍💨

#roe vs. wade #black lives matter #pro abortion #bill cassidy

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#louisiana #bill cassidy #john kennedy #senate #house of representatives #politics #government #systemic racism #protect black women #protect black children #birthing #racism #deep south #political #politicians #unbelievable #maternal death #black mothers matter #black motherhood #black mothers #America #amerikkka #united states #USA #united states of america #healthcare #health systems #healthcare system

[wtffundiefamilies]

Expect this to be reposted a lot because tumblr’s tagging system remains shit and I want everyone’s names to show up when I search them on here, but for now...I don’t have the energy/

#'pro life' #hypocrisy #mitt romney #richard burr #roy blunt #thom tillis #cory gardner #marco rubio #joni ernst #rob portman #todd young #bill cassidy #tom cotton #pat roberts #pat toomey #josh hawley #marsha blackburn #ron johnson #mitch mcconnell

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As conservatives across the country wage war on reproductive rights, demanding by law that women be forced to carry any pregnancy to term, regardless of the circumstances, they frequently (slash always) like to forget that they do absolutely nothing to support these people during said pregnancies or after. Mississippi, for example, where abortion will immediately become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned, has the highest rate of child poverty in the country and recently rejected a bid to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. And in Louisiana, which has a similar trigger law that will go into effect upon Roe being reversed, maternal mortality rates are among the worst in the nation. But according to GOP senator Bill Cassidy, the rate at which women die during pregnancy or shortly after is not as bad as it seems—if you subtract the deaths of Black women, which apparently don’t count.

In an interview with Politico, the following words came out of Cassidy’s mouth: “About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as it’d otherwise appear. Now, I say that not to minimize the issue but to focus the issue as to where it would be. For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality.”

#read the whole article #bill cassidy

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#bill cassidy #white house #donald trump #federal indictment #trump indictment

[politicaldilfs]

Bill Cassidy

#Bill Cassidy

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Blood money hypocrites

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_ZKdVJgfc/

#blood money #hypocrisy #republican hypocrisy #nra #mitt romney #bill cassidy #joni ernst #ron johnson #mike braun #thoughts and prayers #francesca fiorentini #franifio

[meandmybigmouth]

but this Magpie is a GOP darling? GTFOH!

#donald trump #kanye west #bill cassidy #nick fuentes

[theivorybilledwoodpecker]

“They do $1.9 trillion in March of last year, which ignited inflation, and now they just write off — I think illegally — student loans for another $300 billion?” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), told Politico. “And now they’re coming back for more. At some point, you’ve got to tell the alcoholic no.”

Americans: (suffering from covid, monkey pox, student loan debt, maternal mortality rates, health care costs, lack of affordable housing, etc.)

Democrats: It's government's duty to help its citizens.

Republicans: We need to talk about your addiction to helping people. Let them eat cake.

#Republicans #bill cassidy #Joe Biden #GOP #Democrats

[geezerwench]

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said, "Maternal death rates are only bad if you count Black women."

#maternal death rates #Louisiana #bill cassidy #senator bill cassidy #piece of shit

[coochiequeens]

Ladies in Louisiana vote him out. 

As conservatives across the country wage war on reproductive rights, demanding by law that women be forced to carry any pregnancy to term, regardless of the circumstances, they frequently (slash always) like to forget that they do absolutely nothing to support these people during said pregnancies or after. Mississippi, for example, where abortion will immediately become illegal if Roe v. Wade is overturned, has the highest rate of child poverty in the country and recently rejected a bid to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. And in Louisiana, which has a similar trigger law that will go into effect upon Roebeing reversed, maternal mortality rates are among the worst in the nation. But according to GOP senator Bill Cassidy, the rate at which women die during pregnancy or shortly after is not as bad as it seems—if you subtract the deaths of Black women, which apparently don’t count.

In an interview with Politico, the following words came out of Cassidy’s mouth: “About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as it’d otherwise appear. Now, I say that not to minimize the issue but to focus the issue as to where it would be. For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality.”

There’s a lot to unpack here. Let’s start with the idea that Cassidy—who wants to defund Planned Parenthood is all, Yes, on its face, our maternal mortality rates are abysmal, but if you only count white women, they’re not that bad! Then there’s the phrase “for whatever reason.” In fact, there is one very big reason in particular— perhaps you can take a guess? “It’s no mystery why maternal mortality rates are so high among Black women,” Michelle Williams, the dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health said in response. “They are high because of the devastating impacts of structural racism and individual bias.” As Politico notes, Black mothers are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white mothers in the U.S., which has the worst mortality rate among developed nations and where “17 mothers die for every 100,000 pregnancies in the country.” In Louisiana, Black mothers are four times as likely to die than white mothers.

Asked what how Roe v. Wade being overturned would affect maternal mortality rates, Cassidy dismissed the question. “If we’re using abortion to limit maternal deaths, that’s kind of an odd way to approach the problem,” he said. That, of course, is total bullshit. As NBC News reportedearlier this month, “Research suggests the bans and restrictions would have manifold effects on maternal health. For one, if more pregnant people can’t get the abortions they seek, they’d shoulder the risk of the U.S.’s relatively high—and rising—rate of death from pregnancy-related causes, which is particularly elevated among people of color.” As Dr. Amy Addante, an ob-gyn in Illinois, bluntly put it: “There are going to be women that will die from pregnancy because of this decision, period.”

#louisiana #midterm elections #election 2022 #Bill Cassidy #Maternal death rates #Maternal death rates of black women