Texas won't investigate maternal mortalities for the years immediately following its abortion ban
Maternal health advocates had expected that the abortion bans would increase maternal deaths, as more women would carry pregnancies to term.
Texas Maternal Mortality Committee Won’t Investigate Deaths in 2022–23
In a letter sent to the committee, Texas Department of Health and Human Services (DSHS) Commissioner Dr. Jennifer Shuford voiced support for the decision to skip cases from 2022 and 2023. She added that state Maternal and Child Health epidemiologists track mortality rates and will publicize data from 2022 and 2023 as it becomes available.
Doctors say Texas abortion ban is causing preventable deaths
According to new reporting from ProPublica, Texas' strict abortion ban is leading to preventable deaths. ProPublica reporter Lizzie Presser joins "America Decides" to unpack her findings.
Texas Mom, 35, Dies After Hemorrhaging Due to State Abortion Ban: 'Everyone Turned Their Backs on Us During That Day'
A 35-year-old Texas woman required a dilation and curettage after suffering a miscarriage and hemorrhaging. However, because the procedure is also used for abortions, she was unable to receive the proper medical attention and later died from heavy bleeding.
Texas committee won’t examine maternal deaths in first years after abortion ban
The largest state with an abortion ban, Texas can offer broader insight into the impact of abortion laws than any other state in the country.
3rd Texas Woman to Die from Abortion Ban
Porsha Ngumezi, a 35-year-old Houston mother, tragically died after being denied a D&C to complete a miscarriage, raising serious concerns about the impact of abortion bans on medical care. Doctors reviewing her case called her death preventable and pointed to the risks of delaying standard procedures.
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A third woman has died under Texas’ abortion ban as doctors reach for riskier miscarriage treatments
Porsha Ngumezi bled to death as she was miscarrying after her doctor opted against an emergency procedure used to end ...
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'Bodies are piling up': Reporter finds GOP-led states are hiding abortion ban death toll
Some Republican-led states that passed near-total abortion bans have mysteriously stopped collecting statistics on maternal ...
'It could have been prevented' | Third Texas woman dies after being denied abortion-related care
The death of 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors who reviewed a summary of her ...
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Texas’ Biggest Anti-Abortion Organization Is Recruiting Men to Sue Female Partners Over Abortions
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New Texas Bill Would Classify Abortion Pills as Schedule IV Drugs
A Texas legislator has moved to designate abortion-inducing pills as controlled substances, potentially endangering women ...
Ahead of second Trump term, California vows ‘ironclad’ abortion access
California has the nation's strongest abortion protections, but as Trump prepares to take the White House again, Democratic ...
Many crisis pregnancy centers advertise unproven ‘abortion pill reversal,’ study finds
A new research study found that the vast majority of crisis pregnancy centers offer social and family support services. But ...
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Abortion lies, not bans, are killing women
Across the country, abortions are up. The data show an increase of 11% between 2020 and 2023. Medication abortions are up 10% from 2020 to 2023, and they now comprise 63% of abortions. Still, the medi ...