Giving birth is deadly for Black women. Ending abortion is going to make it worse
‘According to the CDC, Black women are more than three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related complication than white women are.’‘According to the CDC, Black women are more than three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related complication than white women are.’has been overturned, the legal status of abortion is back in the hands of state lawmakers. And this will have especially damaging consequences for Black women.
It’s no news that being forced to carry a baby to term can be a death sentence. From ectopic pregnancies to other life-threatening , pregnant people in these situations are often faced with a choice between their own lives and that of their unborn baby.