Texas abortion ban linked to higher sepsis risk

Rates of pregnancy-related sepsis and deaths grow in Texas after abortion ban
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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Texas abortion ban linked to higher sepsis risk after pregnancy loss
Patients who experienced a second-trimester pregnancy loss in a Texas hospital had a higher risk of contracting sepsis after the state's initial abortion ban went into effect in 2021, per a new ProPublica investigation.
ProPublica: Sepsis rates have spiked in Texas since abortion ban went into effect
ProPublica found that the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.
Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
She and a dozen other maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say they add to the evidence that the state’s abortion ban is leading to dangerous delays in care. Texas law ...
Sepsis and Maternal Mortality Rates Surged in Texas After Abortion Ban
Texas is just one state. Maternal health experts are concerned similar, horrific outcomes are happening in all states where abortion is banned.
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Sepsis Rates Have Skyrocketed Since This Red State Banned Abortion
Texas lawmakers instituted a sweeping six-week abortion ban in 2021, using the threat of criminal conviction to sway providers against offering the medical procedure. The law offered a controversial $10,
Sepsis Rates Soared in Texas After Abortion Ban: Report
ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.
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