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LetMyPeopleVote

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1. Number of women dying in Texas during pregnancy skyrockets after abortion ban

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Sat Feb 22, 2025, 01:54 PM

Feb 22

The Texas abortion ban is killing women

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Number of women dying in Texas during pregnancy skyrockets after abortion ban.

Maternal deaths shot up 33% from 2019 to 2023 in Texas — compared to 7.5% nationwide.

Specifically, women suffering from life-threatening sepsis increased 50%.

Republican abortion bans kill women — in Texas anyone who performs or aids in an abortion faces up to 99 years in prison.

Many of the experts told ProPublica that the abortion bans were the only reason they could see for the dramatic rise in sepsis rates.

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