Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 12 states have banned abortion completely and 14 more have introduced restrictions on accessing abortion...
States that have restricted access to abortion or are planning to do so have fewer maternal-care providers and higher rates of maternal and infant deaths, according to research released this week by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation focused on improving healthcare for low-income and uninsured people and for people of color in the U.S.In...
In 2020, on average, there were 28.8 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in states that had abortion restrictions or plans to restrict access to abortion, while other states on average had 17.8 maternal deaths per 100,000 births. The issue is a systemic one that results in part from institutional racism, previous research suggests. The study authors said that state leaders need to invest in more maternal-care providers, including birthing centers, doulas, physicians and nurses.
There are also fewer resources available to pregnant women in abortion-restriction states. In 2020, there were on average 117 obstetricians and certified nurse-midwives per 10,000 births in abortion-restriction states, compared with 159 in other states. “Already, [abortion-restriction states] have fewer obstetricians and fewer midwives per birth than the states that have access, and it might be challenging for those states to draw in more providers given the uncertain political atmosphere that they have been working in,” he told MarketWatch.
Lack of affordable health insurance Paying for birth-related healthcare is also more difficult for patients in abortion-restriction states, the Commonwealth Fund study found.
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