Newkirk said the family is also having to deal with the financial responsibility of keeping Smith on life support.

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    Goddamn anti choice proponents really have no empathy. Subjugation of women and people of color is the point. If it is cruel, they will do it.

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      At least five women I can find have died so far from being denied reproductive health care - I believe almost all of them women of color. Three in Texas and two in Georgia.

      It really is about subjugation. And this specific case does tie into the fact that black women in the US frequently do not receive sufficient medical care:

      Monica Simpson, executive director of the organization SisterSong, said the first issue with Smith’s case is that she did not receive proper care when she sought help for her headaches.