The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.
  • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago
    Dark Sarcasm Warning

    I guess it’s a convenient hands-off solution to the unwanted pregnancies since abortion became illegal again.