‘Racial gerrymandering is an illegal voter suppression tactic weaponized by Republicans to dilute the voting power of Black communities, and it’s especially pervasive across the South.’
The state ranks worst in the U.S. for infant mortality, with Black infants nearly twice as likely as white ones to die over the past decade.
If a woman’s Medicaid application is ultimately rejected because her income is too high, Medicaid would still pay health care providers for services they provided during the time of presumptive eligibility.
Georgia has long battled higher-than-usual maternal mortality rates.
A committee said 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in Mississippi between 2016 and 2020 were considered preventable, and cardiovascular disease and hypertension remain top contributors to maternal mortality.
Supporters of the policy, including the state health officer, have said it would help improve health outcomes in Mississippi.
Three-quarters of women who seek abortions are low-income.
