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Absolutely this article should be mandatory reading in every University Health 101 course.

While in graduate school for a political science diploma, a fellow student asked the question, “What are the basic metrics to follow if one is to determine how well a government is functioning?” The answer was that the most fundamental metric is that of its people’s life expectancy. Governments who fail their people are those that start wars, ignore health concerns, and initiate policies that tear at the fundamental ways people can care for themselves.

Trump and his administration fail this simple test miserably.

Armando: Do you know the worldwide mortality rates for women during childbirth for the past 10 centuries? Because from what you said, wouldn’t the rates of women dying in childbirth directly correlate to levels of misogyny worldwide?

All the best,

David

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David Grenier: Here are authorities with well-documented statistics for women tragically dying in childbirth:

https://data.unicef.org/topic/maternal-health/maternal-mortality/

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/maternal-mortality

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared-10-countries

The picture in the United States as compared with other highly industrialized countries is not pretty.

I DO think that misogyny has almost everything to do with this mostly avoidable tragedy.

I just learned of a case of Avery Davis Bell in Georgia, where the emergency medical care delayed life saving treatment of a birthing mother due to the advice of their Medical Risk Management attorneys, who were consulting the anti-abortion state legislation.

See:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/10/30/georgia-abortion-laws-miscarriage-avery-davis-bell/75821562007/

https://averydavisbell.com/

https://people.com/mother-suffering-miscarriage-has-medical-care-delayed-georgia-abortion-ban-8737123

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1098985171897635&id=100053584873398&_rdr

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Great post, Armand!

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Diane K24: As always, you and Winnie are very generous. Arf, arf!

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Thanks for being an advocate for women! It's so rare.

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Ilona Goanos: It puzzles me greatly that advocacy for women "is so rare."

A man who loves the women in his life loves to see the girls and women around him prosper, powerful, laughing with other women, healthy, vigorous, powerful . . .

Love of women and "advocacy for women" should be as common as the beautiful yellow blooms of wildflowers.

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Thank you for speaking out for the rights and personhood of women, Armand.

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Liz Gauffreau: ALL WOMEN in my life enrich my whole joy in any new morning.

To "speak out for the rights and personhood of women" is as natural to me as to open my eyes in the morning in joy at the cool breeze, the birdsong, the sunrise.

My wife, my daughters, my granddaughter, my woman friends: They are EVERYTHING to me.

I love Nancy so very much, with all the attraction of 53-years-ago.

My Mom enriched my soul and mind with all that I treasure in life.

You are one of the dear friends I am growing close to on this platform.

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😊

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