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

Sepsis rates in Texas increased by over 50% after the abortion ban in 2021, particularly affecting women hospitalized following second-trimester miscarriages, according to ProPublica.
Maternal mortality rates rose in Texas from 2019 to 2023, contrasting with a national decline, highlighting a rise in life-threatening complications after the abortion ban, according to ProPublica.
Experts indicated that the abortion ban caused delays in care, contributing to increased health risks for pregnant women, including sepsis.
A coalition of Texas OB-GYNs urged lawmakers to change the abortion law, claiming it obstructs essential medical care and endangers lives, as reported by ProPublica.

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Report: Sepsis rate increases following Texas abortion ban

The report found that the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.

7 days ago·United States

No, Pro-Life Laws Have Not Led to a Sepsis Crisis in Texas

A recent article in ProPublica is just the latest effort by pro-abortion researchers to spin cherrypicked data into a public health crisis.

8 days ago·United States

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Daily Kos

Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared

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. by Lizzie ...

9 days ago·United States

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Axios

Texas abortion ban linked to higher sepsis risk after pregnancy loss

ProPublica examined the abortion ban's impact on maternal health.

10 days ago·Washington, United States

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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…

10 days ago·Spain

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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…

10 days ago

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