ProPublicaFeb 20, 2025

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
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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://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-sepsis-maternal-mortality-analysis?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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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.

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There’s no federal methodology for studying complications that arise during a pregnancy loss. To understand how Texas’ abortion ban is impacting maternal health, we consulted with researchers to craft one.

Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and analyzed the outcomes before and after the ban.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and analyzed the outcomes before and after the ban.

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@ProPublica Higher mortality rates translate to higher insurance costs for hospitals and while their clients die, their national standings will also drop. Mesh this with the doctors who will not go there to practice, which leads to fewer hospitals, clinics, labs, etc. And the patients will go elsewhere.
Good job, Red Texas. You'll be reaping what you have sown for many years, as your wives and daughters die. Good job MAGA. Are you great yet?
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"A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021. The analysis also identified at least 120 in-hospital deaths of pregnant or postpartum women in 2022 and 2023 — an increase of dozens of deaths from a comparable period before the COVID-19 pandemic."

This is the work of a cult of death, not life.