Babyland on 20/20 - Tennessee's Poverty Driven High Infant Death Rate

[RamboLiberal]

There are places in America where the unthinkable is happening: Thousands of babies are dying.

Of the 23 richest countries, the United States has the highest rate of infant mortality, according to the CIA World Fact Book. And in Shelby County, Tenn., which encompasses Memphis, the state health department says a baby dies every 43 hours -- a rate higher than that of any other major city. The babies most at risk come from impoverished parts of town with largely black populations.

This old Mississippi River town is now part of the "new South." More than a million people live in Memphis' city and suburbs. As in many other places, the city has been divided between those who can afford an upgraded lifestyle and those who remain in the older version of the city.

In the richer sections they've created their own parks, hospitals and schools -- and, of course, churches.

Twice a year the Rev. Eli Morris, a minister at Hope Presbyterian, leads volunteers from his suburban congregation to a mission downtown, where they tour what can seem like a foreign country.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=5627305&page=1

BTW, Babyland in the title is referring to a cemetery that used to be Potter's field but now is the place where they bury infants whose family cannot afford a funeral or a burial plot.

Pro-lifers IMHO need to see that it isn't just about abortion. Just because the child isn't aborted does not ensure the child will live! And they need to see the Repukes they vote for don't give a damn about all these poor infants dying.

[XanaDUer]

1. I think that many conservatives

instinctively know that it is not about abortion, but about controlling women's bodies. But, they cough it in the save-the-baby rhetoric because it is more palatable than coming right out and saying they want to control women.

I am disgusted that this is happening in the USA, but no longer surprised.