Texas maternal mortality rate is up after abortion ban

Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows.As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.

ProPublica (@propublica.org) 2025-03-24T14:01:45.929Z

This is exactly what happened to me, except that my story ends with a near death experience and an emergency D&C after transfusion. Pregnant women in Texas are in danger. And I worry most about Black women who experience medical racism. http://www.propublica.org/article/pors…

Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD (@roxanadaneshjou.bsky.social) 2025-03-23T17:28:21.399Z

Texas AG Arrests Midwives For Abortion. Do You Feel Safer Yet?Texas's maternal death rate is up 33 percent since abortion banned in state.“Exactly zero patients were harmed in the commission of these “crimes,” whereas at least three women have died as a direct result of the state’s abortion ban”

Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) (@placentadoc.bsky.social) 2025-03-19T22:53:34.085Z

Two Black Mom’s. Two Texas moms were forced to wait for urgent care after pregnancy loss. They died – The Dallas Morning Newsapple.news/Ar4R4ruBOT8K…

@ciaogirl9 (@ciaogirl9.bsky.social) 2025-08-18T12:26:37.981Z

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