Exclusive analysis finds the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period.
The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a slower rise in maternal mortality across the nation, a new investigation of federal public health data finds.
From 2019 to 2022, the rate of maternal mortality cases in Texas rose by 56%, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period, according to an analysis by the Gender Equity Policy Institute. The nonprofit research group scoured publicly available reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and shared the analysis exclusively with NBC News.
“There’s only one explanation for this staggering difference in maternal mortality,” said Nancy L. Cohen, president of the GEPI. “All the research points to Texas’ abortion ban as the primary driver of this alarming increase.”
“Texas, I fear, is a harbinger of what’s to come in other states,” she said.
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This is what peak pro-life looks like.
How very pro-life of Texas.
I think there’s been some confusion here. They’re pro-life, but only their life. For everyone else, you get a thought and maybe a prayer and a “well, it must have been god’s will”.
Wrong. They’re pro death. Be it reproductive healthcare, healthcare in general, law enforcement, gun control, environmental policy, you name it. Every single one of their policies is designed to get people killed.
Oof… knowing it was bound to happen doesn’t lessen the impact once you see the real numbers. We’ve gotta fix this shit
