> Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.
> The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester, ProPublica found. […]
> The new reporting shows that, after the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals than had in pre-pandemic years, which ProPublica used as a baseline to avoid COVID-19-related distortions. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, ProPublica found, it rose substantially in Texas. […]
> Forced to wait 40 hours as her dying fetus pressed against her cervix, Josseli Barnica risked a dangerous infection. Doctors didn’t induce labor until her fetus no longer had a heartbeat.
> Physicians waited, too, as Nevaeh Crain’s organs failed. Before rushing the pregnant teenager to the operating room, they ran an extra test to confirm her fetus had expired.
> Both women had hoped to carry their pregnancies to term, both suffered miscarriages and both died.
SleeplessInPlano on
Will continue, but Abbott and his ilk don’t care.
LivinAWestLife on
The absolute stupidest thing about the abortion debate is that allowing abortion literally results in more healthier babies and mothers (as this article shows).
Hence, actually being pro-life. So called “pro-lifers” are anti-life and anti-choice. Women who need to have an abortion will do one anyway, but without reliable resources in a red state. Guess what that leads to.
wallander1983 on
Say what you will about ProPublic, their commitment to publishing “The Handmaids Tale” style stories about misogyny and anti-woman healtcare in Red States is commendable.
LocallySourcedWeirdo on
But the cities are blue, so I’m sure it’s all fine.
ONETRILLIONAMERICANS on
!ping USA-TX&FEMINISTS&HEALTH-POLICY
HotTakesBeyond on
Red states: *how did you get this data it is forbidden*
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> Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.
> The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester, ProPublica found. […]
> The new reporting shows that, after the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals than had in pre-pandemic years, which ProPublica used as a baseline to avoid COVID-19-related distortions. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, ProPublica found, it rose substantially in Texas. […]
> Forced to wait 40 hours as her dying fetus pressed against her cervix, Josseli Barnica risked a dangerous infection. Doctors didn’t induce labor until her fetus no longer had a heartbeat.
> Physicians waited, too, as Nevaeh Crain’s organs failed. Before rushing the pregnant teenager to the operating room, they ran an extra test to confirm her fetus had expired.
> Both women had hoped to carry their pregnancies to term, both suffered miscarriages and both died.
Will continue, but Abbott and his ilk don’t care.
The absolute stupidest thing about the abortion debate is that allowing abortion literally results in more healthier babies and mothers (as this article shows).
Hence, actually being pro-life. So called “pro-lifers” are anti-life and anti-choice. Women who need to have an abortion will do one anyway, but without reliable resources in a red state. Guess what that leads to.
Say what you will about ProPublic, their commitment to publishing “The Handmaids Tale” style stories about misogyny and anti-woman healtcare in Red States is commendable.
But the cities are blue, so I’m sure it’s all fine.
!ping USA-TX&FEMINISTS&HEALTH-POLICY
Red states: *how did you get this data it is forbidden*