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movetheboat said:
This is a complicated problem unique to the U.S.A .....IT WASN'T just slavery, it was the new system of oppression set up in the south for another 150 years that put us where we are today. Black communities were thriving after the civil war until the federal troops pulled out and JIM CROW took over leading to poverty...addiction...broken family structures....crime....illiteracy....incarceration...segregation

it's going to take another 100 years.....the American will be a more homogenized citizen by then and racism will be rare....but humans being the chit they are will find some difference to eff other people over.
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You like the internet. Surf it for villages from the continent of Africa besides (South). That’s our fault too?
 
movetheboat said:
This is a complicated problem unique to the U.S.A .....IT WASN'T just slavery, it was the new system of oppression set up in the south for another 150 years that put us where we are today. Black communities were thriving after the civil war until the federal troops pulled out and JIM CROW took over leading to poverty...addiction...broken family structures....crime....illiteracy....incarceration...segregation

it's going to take another 100 years.....the American will be a more homogenized citizen by then and racism will be rare....but humans being the chit they are will find some difference to eff other people over.
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Give it another 1000yrs.....things will not change. Those who seek opportunity and succeed will do some. All the others will continue to be coddled by those who seek to help them but instead make blacks and Hispanics dependent on social programs thus continuing the vicious cycle generation after generation.
 
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Washington Post

Confusion post-Roe spurs delays, denials for some lifesaving pregnancy care​


A woman with a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy sought emergency care at the University of Michigan Hospital after a doctor in her home state worried that the presence of a fetal heartbeat meant treating her might run afoul of new restrictions on abortion.

At one Kansas City, Mo., hospital, administrators temporarily required "pharmacist approval" before dispensing medications used to stop postpartum hemorrhages, because they can also be also used for abortions.

And in Wisconsin, a woman bled for more than 10 days from an incomplete miscarriage after emergency room staff wpuld not remove the fetal tissue amid a confusing legal landscape that has roiled obstetric care.

In the three weeks of turmoil since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, many physicians and patients have been navigating a new reality in which the standard of care for incomplete miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other common complications is being scrutinized, delayed - even denied - jeopardizing maternal health, according to the accounts of doctors in multiple states where new laws have gone into effect.

While state abortion bans typically carve out exceptions when a woman's life is endangered, the laws can be murky, prompting some obstetricians to consult lawyers and hospital ethics committees on decisions around routine care.

"People are running scared," said Mae Winchester, a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine in Ohio who, days after the state's new restrictions went into effect, sought legal advice before she performed an abortion on a pregnant woman with a uterine infection. "There's a lot of unknowns still left out there."

The need to intervene in a pregnancy with the same medication or surgical procedure used in elective abortions is not unusual.

Zeal said another physician in her practice contacted her the week after the Supreme Court decision as she treated a patient with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. "She knew exactly what she had to do because [the woman] was bleeding and was clearly going to die if nothing was done," Zeal said. "But she wasn't sure what she needed to document to be sure she wouldn't be charged with a felony."

Some lawyers have advised physicians in her practice to get two additional doctors to sign off that a patient's life is indeed in danger; other lawyers say no additional signature is needed. To protect herself from criminal prosecution, Zeal's colleague Elana Wistrom turned to an emergency room physician who treated the patient and a radiologist who reviewed the ultrasound showing the rupture - a process that took more than an hour.

"It turned my attention away from the bedside of the critical-care patient toward documentation," Wistrom said.

Ectopic pregnancies - when the fetus implants outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes and sometimes on the ovaries or in the cervix - don't always show up on scans. They can be terminated with an injection of the drug methotrexate, which stops the cells from growing, or through surgery. If the procedure is delayed, the tube may rupture, causing sudden and life-threatening blood loss.

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wader said:
Washington Post

Confusion post-Roe spurs delays, denials for some lifesaving pregnancy care​


A woman with a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy sought emergency care at the University of Michigan Hospital after a doctor in her home state worried that the presence of a fetal heartbeat meant treating her might run afoul of new restrictions on abortion.

At one Kansas City, Mo., hospital, administrators temporarily required "pharmacist approval" before dispensing medications used to stop postpartum hemorrhages, because they can also be also used for abortions.

And in Wisconsin, a woman bled for more than 10 days from an incomplete miscarriage after emergency room staff wpuld not remove the fetal tissue amid a confusing legal landscape that has roiled obstetric care.

In the three weeks of turmoil since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, many physicians and patients have been navigating a new reality in which the standard of care for incomplete miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other common complications is being scrutinized, delayed - even denied - jeopardizing maternal health, according to the accounts of doctors in multiple states where new laws have gone into effect.

While state abortion bans typically carve out exceptions when a woman's life is endangered, the laws can be murky, prompting some obstetricians to consult lawyers and hospital ethics committees on decisions around routine care.

"People are running scared," said Mae Winchester, a specialist in maternal-fetal medicine in Ohio who, days after the state's new restrictions went into effect, sought legal advice before she performed an abortion on a pregnant woman with a uterine infection. "There's a lot of unknowns still left out there."

The need to intervene in a pregnancy with the same medication or surgical procedure used in elective abortions is not unusual.

Zeal said another physician in her practice contacted her the week after the Supreme Court decision as she treated a patient with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. "She knew exactly what she had to do because [the woman] was bleeding and was clearly going to die if nothing was done," Zeal said. "But she wasn't sure what she needed to document to be sure she wouldn't be charged with a felony."

Some lawyers have advised physicians in her practice to get two additional doctors to sign off that a patient's life is indeed in danger; other lawyers say no additional signature is needed. To protect herself from criminal prosecution, Zeal's colleague Elana Wistrom turned to an emergency room physician who treated the patient and a radiologist who reviewed the ultrasound showing the rupture - a process that took more than an hour.

"It turned my attention away from the bedside of the critical-care patient toward documentation," Wistrom said.

Ectopic pregnancies - when the fetus implants outside the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes and sometimes on the ovaries or in the cervix - don't always show up on scans. They can be terminated with an injection of the drug methotrexate, which stops the cells from growing, or through surgery. If the procedure is delayed, the tube may rupture, causing sudden and life-threatening blood loss.

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I’m pro-choice and I had a family member go through an ectopic pregnancy recently. It’s terrible.

That being said this ruling is new. There will be confusion with this ruling, but ultimately it is up to the states to make and pass their own rules in regards to abortion.
 
BennyV said:
I’m pro-choice and I had a family member go through an ectopic pregnancy recently. It’s terrible.

That being said this ruling is new. There will be confusion with this ruling, but ultimately it is up to the states to make and pass their own rules in regards to abortion.
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It’s not a good thing, maybe one day the states can make their own decisions on what form of federal tax we can pay and also decide on who in our failing unUnited country is actually in control.
 
Too funny, Karma once again clearly demonstrating she's truly a heartless bi-atch with a great sense of humor...

Eight U.S. House Offices File for the Right to Unionize​

The petitions are the first step for congressional aides to negotiate their working conditions with the same legal protections that other federal workers enjoy.

WASHINGTON — Aides to eight of the most progressive members of the House filed petitions on Monday to form unions in their offices, the first substantial action by congressional staff to organize collectively to bargain for better work conditions.

The move, which has been in the works for more than a year, paves the way for House aides to begin negotiating on working conditions, promotion policies and paid and sick leave without the threat of retaliation — a right that other federal workers already enjoy. It follows a resolution passed in May that granted congressional staff members such labor protections for the first time and took effect Monday.

Petitions were filed by staff aides to Representative Andy Levin of Michigan, who sponsored the resolution, as well as seven other liberal Democrats: Representatives Ro Khanna and Ted Lieu, both of California; Cori Bush of Missouri; Jesús “Chuy” García of Illinois; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York; Ilhan Omar of Minnesota; and Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico.

Organizers said they hoped the petitions were just the first wave of a far broader unionization effort across Capitol Hill, where Mr. Levin said 9,000 aides now have protection for collective bargaining.

“For far too long, congressional staff have dealt with unsafe working conditions, unlivable wages and vast inequity in our workplaces that prevent Congress from properly representing the communities and needs of the American people,” the Congressional Workers Union said in a statement. “Having a seat at the bargaining table through a union will ensure we have a voice in decisions that impact our workplace.”

Union representatives said the petitions would affect 85 congressional aides in the eight offices that petitioned, though staffers are not required to join their office’s union.

The aides who filed the petitions will be the first test of how Congress, which is exempt from many workplace laws, will answer key labor organizing questions, such as who qualifies to be in a union.

The unionization effort on Capitol Hill has highlighted the tough working hours and low pay of congressional staff aides, a widely known phenomenon that is seldom discussed. The working conditions have contributed to a lack of racial and socioeconomic diversity as well as a revolving door of top staffers who seek higher pay and better treatment.

It has intensified amid a broader unionization movement that took hold as Americans re-evaluated their relationships with work after the pandemic began.

“The workers of the U.S. House of Representatives keep our democracy going, and it’s long past time that they’ve had these rights,” Mr. Levin said in a statement.

“Every worker deserves a living wage and a union, including in the halls of Congress,” Ms. Omar said in a statement. “None of the work we do in Congress would be possible without our tireless staff.

The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights will determine if each office has an appropriate bargaining unit and then hold an election to establish a union officially. If a majority of workers vote in favor of unionizing, then the members can begin the bargaining process.

The movement gained traction earlier this year as staffers reassessed their workplace safety in the aftermath of the Capitol riot and workplace culture. Several stories gained visibility on a popular Instagram account, Dear White Staffers, that began as a venue for lampooning the lack of diversity on the Hill but quickly became a medium for staff members to air serious grievances and share their toxic experiences working on Capitol Hill.

A congressional union formed in February, and a majority of House Democrats signed onto the resolution extending labor protections. Under the resolution, bargaining units would be separated by representative or committee office, meaning no single unit represents the entire chamber.

Congress first voted to give its employees the right to unionize over 25 years ago but did not take additional action to extend worker protections to those who sought to bargain collectively, so the right was essentially meaningless.

Daniel Schuman, the policy director for the progressive organization Demand Progress and a specialist on congressional unions, said those protections could be fleeting, especially if Republicans — who typically oppose unionization efforts — take control of the House in the midterm congressional elections.

Mr. Schuman said the unionization effort is particularly important in Congress given that it operates by political cycle, with the majority party dictating who gets the top jobs.

“The ability to unionize is a 140-year-old mechanism by which public employees dealt with what used to be the spoils system that still lives in Congress,” Mr. Schuman said. “Having a stabilizing mechanism is essential to Congress going forward.”
 
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