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And Black women, who historically have higher chances of dying while pregnant, during childbirth or soon after, saw their rates go from 31.6 to 43.6 per 100,000 live births.While maternal ...
On July 10, 2022, 2 weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned, 27-year old Yeni Glick of Luling, Texas died due to pregnancy related complications. Due to Texas' abortion ban, at no point during any of her more than five hospital visits was an abortion mentioned or recommended, despite its potential to increase her chances of survival. [163] [164]
Infant deaths in Texas rose by nearly 13% the year after SB8 was passed, from 1,985 in 2021 to 2,240 in 2022. During that same period, infant deaths rose by about 2% nationwide.
Texas' teen fertility rate rose for the first time in 15 years in 2022, a shift driven by disproportionately high rates among Latinas in the year after a six-week state abortion ban took effect, a ...
A recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that maternal mortality – deaths that occur during pregnancy or within 42 days after delivery – increased by 40% in 2021. This figure affirmed that the US is the most dangerous rich country to live in during pregnancy or childbirth.
Texas first enacted a criminal abortion statute in 1854. [1] This was soon modified into language that remained substantially unchanged into the final text. [2] The final article in each of these compilations provided the same exception for an abortion by "medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother."
An estimated 26,000 Texans have had a rape-related pregnancy since Roe v Wade was overturned, more than in any other state with a total abortion ban. ... Texas teen birth rate in 2022 increased ...
Pregnant patients' rights regarding medical care during the pregnancy and childbirth [1] are specifically a patient's rights within a medical setting and should not be confused with pregnancy discrimination. A great deal of discussion regarding pregnant patients' rights has taken place in the United States.