From the poorest state in this union the state has this (Mississippi)

[turbinetree]

Mississippi lawmakers block expanded Medicaid coverage of postpartum care that saves lives

By Lisa Needham -March 21, 2022 11:57 AM

Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn claimed he hadn't seen the data that shows Medicaid expansion saves lives.

While Mississippi waits for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the state's previability ban on abortion at 15 weeks' gestation, it has rejected efforts to improve health outcomes for pregnant people and babies.

Mississippi Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn has bragged about the 15-week ban, saying that if the Supreme Court upholds it, it will "save millions of lives" and "do something in the way of preserving human life." Yet Gunn killed a Mississippi House bill that would have expanded Medicaid coverage for people who have given birth and their babies.

Currently, people who give birth in Mississippi can only receive postpartum care through Medicaid for two months. A bill that would have extended that period to a year passed the GOP-controlled Senate with near-unanimous support earlier this month. Gunn refused to even bring the bill up for a hearing in the House of Representatives, saying, "I'm opposed to Medicaid expansion. We need to look for ways to keep people off, not put them on."

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/mississippi-abortion-ban-medicaid-pregnancy-postpartum-health-care/

He hadn't seen the data.......BS.....

[Irish_Dem]

1. The GOP doesn't care how many Americans they kill.

How many Americans get sick, suffer or die.

Means nothing to the GOP leadership.

[uponit7771]

2. K&R, MS is also at the lower run of VOTER ACCESS. GZP wants the rest of US to be like MS, TX, MO

... and OK when it comes to voting; mostly white voters.

The alarm should be going off seeing too many in the GZP has aligned with Russia and other dictator states.

[modrepub]

3. Doesn't MS Get More Federal $ Than They Put In?

How about correcting that issue. You wouldn't want to be accused of being a communist/socialist, would you?

[Diamond_Dog]

4. "We need to look for ways to keep people off, not put them on."

Well, you’re doing a bang-up job, aren’t you, you turd.

[2naSalit]

5. Just remember...

pootin is their hero.

[patphil]

6. I'm always amazed how one willful person can block legislation.

It just goes back to the Republicans claim to be pro-life. Everything is about blocking abortion; forcing the mother to carry to term.
After the child is born, they don't care what happens to the mother or child.
If they were actually pro-life, they'd do all they could to protect the health of these newly born children, and their mothers.

[UTUSN]

7. Texas' ABBUTT (previously Goodhair, Shrub) been blocking available Medicaid for years!

'cause government by Repukes is for Fatcats, not for most people.

[iemanja]

8. And they pretend to be pro-life

This exposes the hypocrisy of Republicans. They ban abortion yet also ban post-natal care. They don't give a shit about babies. They want to criminalize womanhood and subject women to the death penalty for the crime of being born with a vagina. Meanwhile, men that run around having unprotected sex aren't held even slightly culpable. These legislators are the worst of the worst.