A recent report by the Gender Equity Policy Institute highlights alarming disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates linked to state abortion policies. Pregnant individuals in states with abortion bans are nearly twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy. This risk is particularly pronounced among Black women, who face a mortality rate 3.3 times higher than that of White women. The analysis, based on federal data from 2019 to 2023, shows a stark contrast between states with protective abortion access and those without, illustrating a dangerous divide for reproductive health in America.
Pregnant people living in states with abortion bans are almost twice as likely to die during pregnancy or soon after giving birth, a report released Wednesday found.
The risk is greatest for Black women in states with bans, who are 3.3 times more likely to die than White women in those same states.
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