Let's talk about the Mississippi maternal mortality rate. #shorts #dobbs #abortion

By On Feb 7, 2023

Many pro-choice people are using the fact that Mississippi’s maternal mortality rate is the highest in the US to claim that abortion bans in the state, comparable to “forced pregnancy,” will be especially dangerous to women. (Note: it was a Mississippi law at issue in Dobbs.) In this video, Emily Albrecht gives some clarity about how different Mississippi is from the rest of the country and why that should temper dialogue on this topic.