Published 3 days ago • loading... • Updated 1 day ago

ProPublica: Sepsis rates have spiked in Texas since abortion ban went into effect

Sepsis rates for women hospitalized after losing pregnancies in Texas rose over 50% since the 2021 abortion ban, according to ProPublica.
Maternal mortality rates in Texas increased significantly since the abortion ban, while the national maternal mortality rate fell, according to ProPublica.
Experts and doctors claim that Texas' abortion law obstructs necessary medical care, leading to dangerous delays that increase the risk of severe health complications for women.
Texas lawmakers are considering amendments to the abortion law in response to rising health risks, as highlighted by ProPublica's findings.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

21 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Eldiario.es

Abortions do not fall but more children die: America is an example of what causes curtailing reproductive rights

A study published in the journal 'JAMA' confirms that infant mortality increased by 5.6% following the repeal of the sentence that enshrined the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy and reveals a much higher impact among infants with congenital anomalies and black babies Abortions in the U.S. have not fallen after the sentence that violated the right, but it has an explanation.The first scientific studies that measure the health consequen…

1 day ago·Spain

Read Full Article

National Memo

Texas Banned Abortion -- Then Deadly Sepsis Among Pregnant Women Soared

Reprinted with permission from ProPublicaBy Lizzie Presser, Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Kavitha SuranaPregnancy 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 percent for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester, ProPublica found.The surge in this life-threatening condition, caused by in…

Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.

2 days ago·Atlanta, United States

Read Full Article

Jezebel

Sepsis and Maternal Mortality Rates Surged in Texas After Abortion Ban

Texas is just one state. Maternal health experts are concerned similar, horrific outcomes are happening in all states where abortion is banned.

2 days ago

Read Full Article

Mother Jones

Report: Sepsis, maternal deaths surged in Texas following abortion bans

A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.

2 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

The Texas Tribune

Rates of pregnancy-related sepsis and deaths grow in Texas after abortion ban

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

2 days ago·Austin, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year