Helping the unborn isn't just about preventing abortion

That ACA-related Medicaid expansion, if implemented in all the states that are now resisting it, could provide care for 4.6 million low-income women. It would, demonstrably, help their pregnancies and improve infant morality, birth weight, and early development.  If there's an interest in helping the unborn, here's a rock-solid way to do it.

'The study authors, who tracked states’ varying levels of expansion of the Medicaid program in the 1980s, found that babies born after their mothers gained Medicaid coverage grew up into healthier adults. They had lower rates of obesity, lower BMI, and fewer preventable hospital visits. Young children whose families gained coverage after they were born also experienced some positive health effects, but to a lesser extent than the babies who benefited from Medicaid expansion while they were still in utero.'

It's not rocket science. Making health care more affordable for pregnant women has measurable benefits for their children. So where are all those folks clamoring for the rights of every fetus to be born a healthy baby?  Where are the anti-abortion protesters, or the politicians who are passing laws labeling drug use during pregnancy as a criminal assault?  Yeah, it's easy when it's just a matter of telling other people what not to do — but when it comes to taking a positive action yourself …