Abortion-rights and anti-abortion groups are debating the cause of the spike in maternal deaths, which the CDC says are at their highest level since 1965.
an unexpected boost in November's midterm elections. In the wake of that ruling, some states enacted trigger laws banning abortions, and Republican legislators introduced a flurry of bills seeking to further restrict access to the procedure.a maternal mortality rate of 32.9 deaths for 100,000 live births—or about one death for 3,000 births. The World Health Organization put the rate in high income countries at 11 in 2017.
In a tweet, Lila Rose, president and founder of the anti-abortion nonprofit Live Action, agreed with Fischbach, calling the report's news"unacceptable" while urging the government to defund abortions and focus on birth and maternal health care instead. "Planned Parenthood clinics have the ability to offer abortion care in addition to comprehensive sexual-reproductive health care that does include preconception counseling and care, as well as prenatal care," Dr. Bhavik Kumar, medical director for primary and transgender care at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, told"If we're not able to offer that care directly at the health center, we can refer patients to a place where they're able to access that care," Kumar said.
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