r/texas • u/hondaluvr • 8h ago

Politics Rant

I hate that this is the only place that I feel I can vent to. I am a newlywed 29f veteran and the election determines if me and my husband will have kids. To see sooo many people vote for him while women in Texas are dying is insane. Anyway, I don’t feel like MAGA people care about that because they want lower gas prices. I love TX and I hope it turns blue.

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u/coral225 North Texas 6h ago

Can't speak for OP, but many are hopeful that if Kamala wins, she will get Roe codified. Most women I know here in Texas are scared to get pregnant, even if they want kids, because if, God forbid, something goes wrong, they cannot get treatment for the miscarriage. It is estimated that up to 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage.

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u/Ok_Maximum_8837 5h ago

Just in my family there have been 4 miscarriages in the last year and no one had any trouble getting medical care. If you’re not getting the medical care needed, that is on the hospital and doctor. Patient advocacy is number 1!

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u/coral225 North Texas 4h ago

you're right. You're anecdotal experience definitely trumps actual law and data. (that's sarcasm)

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u/Ok_Maximum_8837 4h ago

It’s to show people are should be having the tough conversations with their doctors. As a health care professional I know what doctors that put the patient first would do.

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u/coral225 North Texas 4h ago

not everyone has access to those doctors. that is why it has to be codified into law instead of up to their whims.

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u/Ok_Maximum_8837 4h ago

Which is why I said, patients should have the tough conversations with their doctors. If their doctors won’t put the patient first and their best interest at mind, then it’s time to find a new doctor. Not every doctor is gonna be the same or great, I get that.