COVID_NP0 has_VHZ laid_VVN bare_AJ0 our_DPS country_NN1 's_POS terrible_AJ0 health_NN1 disparities_NN2 for_PRP all_DT0 to_TO0 see_VVI ._SENT One_CRD cannot_NN1 be_VBI human_AJ0 and_CJC turn_VVB away_AV0 from_PRP these_DT0 life-threatening_AJ0 inequities_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP this_DT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN communities_NN2 of_PRF color_NN1 have_VHB faced_VVN substantially_AV0 higher_AJC rates_NN2 of_PRF infection_NN1 ,_PUN hospitalization_NN1 and_CJC death_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC despite_PRP laudable_AJ0 efforts_NN2 from_PRP leaders_NN2 and_CJC health_NN1 care_NN1 providers_NN2 ,_PUN these_DT0 disparities_NN2 persist_VVB ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN while_CJS still_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 midst_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 is_VBZ preparing_VVG to_TO0 issue_VVI a_AT0 monumental_AJ0 decision_NN1 that_CJT many_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP believe_VVB will_VM0 either_AV0 eliminate_VVI or_CJC dramatically_AV0 weaken_VVB access_NN1 to_PRP abortion_NN1 in_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 26_CRD states_NN2 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 Guttmacher_NP0 Institute_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 instead_AV0 of_PRF moving_VVG forward_AV0 on_PRP eliminating_VVG health_NN1 disparities_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB about_AVP to_TO0 take_VVI a_AT0 huge_AJ0 step_NN1 backward_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 week_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 new_AJ0 conservative_AJ0 majority_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 begins_VVZ reviewing_VVG a_AT0 Mississippi_NP0 state_NN1 law_NN1 that_CJT bans_VVZ all_DT0 abortion_NN1 after_PRP 15_CRD weeks_NN2 ._SENT By_PRP July_NP0 2022_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 court_NN1 is_VBZ likely_AJ0 to_TO0 overturn_VVI or_CJC significantly_AV0 weaken_VVB the_AT0 Roe_NN0 v._PRP Wade_NP0 decision_NN1 that_CJT legalized_VVD abortion_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 country_NN1 since_PRP 1973._CRD Without_PRP Roe_NN0 ,_PUN the_AT0 question_NN1 of_PRF abortion_NN1 rights_NN2 will_VM0 be_VBI left_VVN to_PRP individual_AJ0 states_NN2 —_PUN and_CJC with_PRP abortion_NN1 opponents_NN2 in_PRP power_NN1 in_PRP many_DT0 state_NN1 legislatures_NN2 and_CJC governor_NN1 's_POS offices_NN2 ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB likely_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI more_DT0 abortion_NN1 bans_NN2 take_VVB effect_NN1 nationwide_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC when_CJS we_PNP talk_VVB about_PRP abortion_NN1 bans_NN2 ,_PUN let_VVB 's_POS be_VBB honest_AJ0 that_CJT a_AT0 ban_NN1 is_VBZ only_AV0 an_AT0 actual_AJ0 ban_NN1 for_PRP people_NN0 with_PRP low_AJ0 incomes_NN2 ,_PUN people_NN0 of_PRF color_NN1 and_CJC those_DT0 in_PRP rural_AJ0 communities_NN2 ._SENT Wealthier_AJC people_NN0 will_VM0 suffer_VVI no_AT0 "_PUQ ban_NN1 "_PUQ at_PRP all_DT0 ;_PUN they_PNP will_VM0 book_VVI a_AT0 hotel_NN1 and_CJC jump_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 plane_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 state_NN1 where_AVQ abortion_NN1 is_VBZ protected_VVN ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI more_AV0 apt_AJ0 to_TO0 describe_VVI these_DT0 policies_NN2 as_PRP an_AT0 assault_NN1 on_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ are_VBB already_AV0 banned_VVN from_PRP other_AJ0 health_NN1 care_NN1 they_PNP need_VVB ._SENT Restricting_VVG abortion_NN1 access_NN1 will_VM0 result_VVI in_PRP forced_AJ0 pregnancy_NN1 for_PRP many_DT0 people_NN0 and_CJC will_VM0 worsen_VVI existing_AJ0 race-_AJ0 and_CJC income-based_AJ0 health_NN1 disparities_NN2 by_PRP driving_VVG up_AVP maternal_AJ0 and_CJC infant_NN1 mortality_NN1 rates_NN2 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 brief_NN1 from_PRP 550_CRD public-health_AJ0 and_CJC reproductive-health_AJ0 researchers_NN2 asking_VVG the_AT0 U.S._NP0 Supreme_AJ0 Court_NN1 to_TO0 strike_VVI down_AVP the_AT0 dangerous_AJ0 Mississippi_NP0 abortion_NN1 law_NN1 ._SENT Abortion_NN1 is_VBZ health_NN1 care_NN1 and_CJC all_DT0 health_NN1 care_NN1 decisions_NN2 —_PUN including_PRP whether_CJS or_CJC not_XX0 to_TO0 have_VHI an_AT0 abortion_NN1 —_PUN are_VBB deeply_AV0 personal_AJ0 and_CJC should_VM0 be_VBI made_VVN between_PRP a_AT0 patient_NN1 and_CJC doctor_NN1 ._SENT Each_DT0 pregnancy_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 unique_AJ0 and_CJC individual_AJ0 situation_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ best_AV0 left_VVN to_PRP patients_NN2 and_CJC their_DPS doctors_NN2 to_TO0 navigate_VVI ,_PUN without_PRP interference_NN1 from_PRP politicians_NN2 or_CJC courts_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ respected_AJ0 organizations_NN2 like_PRP the_AT0 American_AJ0 Medical_AJ0 Association_NN1 (_PUL AMA_NP0 )_PUR and_CJC the_AT0 American_AJ0 College_NN1 of_PRF Obstetricians_NN2 and_CJC Gynecologists_NN2 (_PUL ACOG_NP0 )_PUR have_VHB also_AV0 filed_VVN amicus_NN1 briefs_NN2 opposing_VVG the_AT0 Mississippi_NP0 abortion_NN1 law_NN1 ._SENT 
