Some Republican-led states that passed near-total abortion bans have mysteriously stopped collecting statistics on maternal mortality over the last couple of years — and some observers suspect it's not a coincidence, wrote Susan Rinkunas for MSNBC.This comes as reports begin to trickle in of cases o...

Summary

Republican-led states with near-total abortion bans are delaying or halting maternal mortality reviews, raising concerns about efforts to conceal rising deaths.

Texas, where maternal deaths rose 56% from 2019 to 2022, refused to review 2022-2023 cases, citing a backlog.

Investigations found multiple preventable deaths tied to abortion bans, such as Porsha Ngumenzi, who died after being denied miscarriage care.

Georgia fired its entire Maternal Mortality Review Committee after leaks about preventable deaths.

Critics argue these actions aim to suppress evidence linking abortion bans to maternal fatalities, delaying accountability for years.

  • metaStatic
    42•1 month ago

    if there isn’t already a mutual aid network then start one. Women need to leave states where they have less rights than a dog while they still have the right to leave.

    • @krashmo
      -4•1 month ago

      A good chunk of them asked for this

      • metaStatic
        18•1 month ago

        intelligence is not a pre-requisite for treating someone with dignity.

        • @krashmo
          -8•1 month ago

          I didn’t say it was. Still, I’m not pulling a swimmer out of the pool. They’re not drowning. They jumped in on purpose.

          • metaStatic
            2•1 month ago

            We still try to help suicidal people even thought it’s their choice.

            • @redisdead
              5•1 month ago

              Suicidal people have mental health issues, this is why we help them.

              Republican voters are just stupid. Last I checked, being a dumbass is not a recognized mental disease.

      • @UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
        6•1 month ago

        The age gap is steep. Lots of Republican women are post-menopausal.

        • @[email protected]
          2•1 month ago

          Which is still ridiculous, because whether they know it or not republicans consistently undermine access to healthcare, which makes peri and post menopause treatment and symptom management harder to get. Menopause is no fucking joke. That shit can fuck your life up.

          Like all Republicans, they are voting against their own interests…and I don’t know if anything can convince them to stop doing that.