"The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the stateβs 2021 ban on abortion care β 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% [JUST? JUST??] nationwide during the same time period..."
@AlphaCentauri
Yes, I know. My issue is with the wording (JUST), and with the fact that the rates are going up. Texas isn't the only state doing this.
And our country *as a whole* had crap rates even before the abortion ban because we have a crap healthcare system.