Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Nearly Double, With Steeper Rise in Abortion-Ban States

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Nearly Double, With Steeper Rise in Abortion-Ban States

Washington, D.C. — Deaths involving ectopic pregnancies have nearly doubled in the United States in recent years, with a substantially steeper increase in states enforcing strict abortion bans, according to a new ProPublica analysis of federal mortality data. Using CDC WONDER records, ProPublica identified nearly 200 deaths involving ectopic pregnancy from 2020 through 2025, compared with roughly 100 during the previous six years. The national d…

Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans

ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that almost 200 women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response. Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and […]

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst.

A ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response.