HOUSTON ( KIAH ) — According to statistics from independent publication ProPublica , maternal mortality has risen 56% in Texas since a new law went into effect, compared with the 11% rise nationwide during the same period.
Today, Texas has three overlapping abortion bans: Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) plus two more total bans that took place after Roe V. Wade was overturned in 2022.
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In response, Texas affiliates of Planned Parenthood released a joint statement addressing maternal and infant mortality, citing the most reason case in Texas involving a mother named Josseli Barnica , who died after a hospital refused to intervene in her fatal miscarriage, believing her death could have been prevented…