Pro Life

[kallend 2,196]

But only before they are born:

The Mississippi health department has declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality rates. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi last year, the state health department reported, which was the highest rate in more than a decade. Although data from the CDC showed that the national infant mortality rate rose for the first time in 20 years in 2022, Mississippi had the highest infant mortality of all 50 states — more than 60% higher than the national average. Since 2014, more than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1. “The Mississippi Department of Health’s declaration of a public health emergency in response to infant mortality is a painful reminder of the maternal and infant health crisis facing our nation,” Cindy Rahman, March of Dimes’ president and CEO, said in a statement. “These losses should be a wake-up call to the nation,” she added.

[Phil1111 1,245]

Odd, Mississippi has sent national guard troops to Washington in order to save lives. I guess a national emergency trumps the importance of another health emergency.

Either that or politics is more important than the life of a child in America.

[JerryBaumchen 1,485]

5 hours ago, kallend said:

But only before they are born:

The Mississippi health department has declared a public health emergency over rising infant mortality rates. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi last year, the state health department reported, which was the highest rate in more than a decade. Although data from the CDC showed that the national infant mortality rate rose for the first time in 20 years in 2022, Mississippi had the highest infant mortality of all 50 states — more than 60% higher than the national average. Since 2014, more than 3,500 babies in the state have died before the age of 1. “The Mississippi Department of Health’s declaration of a public health emergency in response to infant mortality is a painful reminder of the maternal and infant health crisis facing our nation,” Cindy Rahman, March of Dimes’ president and CEO, said in a statement. “These losses should be a wake-up call to the nation,” she added.

Hi John,

For my entire life, Mississippi has been the most backward state in the union.

Jerry Baumchen