Maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say Texas' abortion ban is the only explanation they could see for the sudden jump in sepsis cases. ⤵️ ✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana, @andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou 📈 @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj