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Moms need reproductive rights and more mental health support!
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Urge Congress to address maternal mental health AND our dwindling
reproductive rights.
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Dear Friend,
“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live
single-issue lives.” —Audre Lorde
As we celebrate Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week this week, our
nation can no longer ignore that the maternal mental health crisis in the
United States is being worsened by the attacks on our reproductive
freedoms. Because we do not live single-issue lives, women's health issues
are intertwined.
[ [link removed] ]Click here to urge Congress to address maternal mental health AND our
dwindling reproductive rights!
On multiple fronts, women are fighting efforts that give authority over
our bodies, particularly our reproductive health, to politicians and
judges. This current state of affairs is worsening the mental health of
women, mothers, and birthing people.
If you’re wondering how maternal mental health and access to reproductive
health services, including abortion, are interconnected, then I will make
it plain and simple: Most people who get an abortion (6 out of 10, in
fact) have already given birth.[1] Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, the
majority of states have implemented increasingly restrictive bans on
abortion making it nearly impossible to get an abortion, even when the
life of the mother is at risk.[ [link removed] ] And recent data shows that these bans
also have a significantly negative impact on mental health—there has been
an increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in states where abortion
bans are in place. [ [link removed] ]
[2]Demand that our leaders ensure all moms have access to the range of
health care they need, including the mental health services and
reproductive care.
Moms in the south, the region with the most restrictive abortion laws, are
amongst those most at risk of dying in childbirth, with Black and
Indigenous women bearing the greatest brunt of the crisis. It is
unfathomable that while the United States is the most dangerous
high-income country for childbirth, particularly for Black women, it is
essentially obligating women to continue pregnancies by banning abortions.
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While we must advocate for greater maternal mental health resources and
push for an end to the maternal mortality crisis; it is clear that we must
also fight to restore and expand reproductive freedoms for women, moms,
and birthing people.
Because we don’t live single-issue lives, our health care and bodily
autonomy, or the lack thereof, undoubtedly continue to impact our mental
health.
[3]Urge Congress to fight for us as whole human beings deserving of bodily
autonomy and health.
The more of us who take action, the faster we’ll be able to make the
changes we seek. So after you sign on, please take a moment to share the
action link on social media and with friends.
Together we can, and must, do better for moms, babies, families and our
communities.
--Gina, Diarra, Tina, Monifa, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org &
MamásConPoder Team
P.S. Did you recently give birth? Please [4]share your postpartum
experience with us!
References:
[1] [ [link removed] ]Key Facts on Abortion in the United States
[2] [ [link removed] ]Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies & Access After Roe
[3] [ [link removed] ]Abortion Bans' Impact on Mental Health
[4] [ [link removed] ]Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
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