They fixate on what's presented the loudest, because that's the news most readily available to them.

Also, I won't lie, I've had a lot of personal drama around women's health in my own life. I'm a Texas resident who knows quite a few women who have miscarried or needed to terminate their pregnancy in the last ten years. I don't know what any of them are expected to do over the next ten years. But I do know that my sister has told me straight up "I can't move back to Texas to be with the family, because I want to have more kids".

Why would wanting to have more kids discourage you from moving back to Texas? Because she's at a high risk of miscarriage. And if she miscarries, there's a real possibility that the local hospital will let her bleed out in the ER before they risk the liability of performing a life-saving operation.

I can't ignore that impact on my immediate family, even as I recognize the shitty attempts by politicians to make Israel/Ukraine into a cash grab for their donor bases. All that becomes - for better or worse - a secondary concern beside the fact that my sister doesn't feel safe living in Texas while pregnant.

I'm sure I'm not alone in this regard.