States that heavily restricted abortion access in 2020 had maternal death rates that were 62% higher than they were in states where abortion was more easily accessible, new research shows.
Abortion rights activists react to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 24.New research released Wednesday adds to a growing body of evidence showing a link between more restrictive abortion policies and higher rates of maternal and infant mortality., an independent research organization focused on health policy.
According to the report, states that heavily restricted abortion access in 2020 had maternal death rates that were 62% higher than they were in states where abortion was more easily accessible.be aggravated by state-level changes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the report says.
People of color, those who are uninsured and those who live on low incomes or in underserved areas already face additional risks that threaten their lives during pregnancy, such as difficulty accessing consistent pre- and post-natal care, said Dr. Laurie Zephyrin, the senior vice president for advancing health equity at the Commonwealth Fund.
"Then, on top of all that, you're adding this variation in abortion services, reproductive health services, by states," Zephyrin said."We're just adding on to an already fractured system." For the new analysis, Zephyrin and her co-authors used data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, as well as an index quantifying levels of abortion access from theTheir report isn't the only one that has documented a correlation between
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