Update on the post-Dobbs Republican pivot to maternal care
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In another of the many horror stories about USAID workers being left stranded by Elon and Trump because of their illegal impoundment of funds, we have a pregnant woman denied a medivac transfer strongly recommended by her doctors and who ended up suffering severe hemmoraging:
The pro-life party, ladies and gentlemen
[image or embed]— Jonathan M. Katz (@katz.theracket.news) February 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
These are sadists
[image or embed]— Jonathan M. Katz (@katz.theracket.news) February 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It’s worth noting that none of this is even necessary to Musk and Trump’s (illegal and substantively appalling) decision to effectively shutter USAID. Serwer got the essence of Trumpism exactly right.