Opinion
Abortion bans are killing women — and states like Texas want to hide the truth
Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision two and a half years ago, state abortion bans have restricted pregnant women’s access to emergency medical care. And as the predictable harms — up to and including death — come to light, some states are acting as if they want to hide them from the public.
3rd Texas Woman to Die from Abortion Ban
Porsha Ngumezi, a 35-year-old Houston mother, tragically died after being denied a D&C to complete a miscarriage, raising serious concerns about the impact of abortion bans on medical care. Doctors reviewing her case called her death preventable and pointed to the risks of delaying standard procedures.
'It could have been prevented' | Third Texas woman dies after being denied abortion-related care
The death of 35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi was preventable, according to more than a dozen doctors who reviewed a summary of her case for ProPublica.
Opinion
Abortion lies, not bans, are killing women
Across the country, abortions are up. The data show an increase of 11% between 2020 and 2023. Medication abortions are up 10% from 2020 to 2023, and they now comprise 63% of abortions. Still, the medi
Yet Another Woman Has Died Because Of Texas’ Abortion Ban
Over the course of six hours on June 11, 2023, Porsha Ngumezi had bled so much in the emergency department at Houston Methodist Sugar Land that she’d needed two transfusions. She was anxious to get home to her young sons, but, according to a nurse’s notes, she was still “passing large clots the size of grapefruit.”
A 3rd Texas Woman Died Amid Confusion, Inaction Over Abortion Ban
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Texas Mom, 35, Dies After Hemorrhaging Due to State Abortion Ban: 'Everyone Turned Their Backs on Us During That Day'
The near-total ban on abortion in Texas states that doctors cannot perform the procedure unless the mother’s life is deemed at risk. Any doctors who violate the law face up to 99 years in prison, which has led to many medical professionals to avoid the D&C even in cases of miscarriage, out of fear of punishment.
Texas won't investigate maternal mortalities for the years immediately following its abortion ban
Texas officials will not investigate pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, skipping over the years immediately following the state’s controversial abortion ban, which critics say has led to more dangerous and sometimes fatal pregnancies.
Doctors say Texas abortion ban is causing preventable deaths
According to new reporting from ProPublica, Texas' strict abortion ban is leading to preventable deaths. ProPublica reporter Lizzie Presser joins "America Decides" to unpack her findings.
Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence
Anti-abortion leaders know that abortion bans kill women. They don't care. Or worse, many view dying from pregnancy as a good ...
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard ...
Report: 3rd Texas woman dies as a result of state's strict abortion ban
Another Texas woman died at the hands of the state's restrictive abortion laws after attempting to seek treatment at a Houston-area hospital, according to a new report from ProPublica, the fifth ...
Why not set arena and ballpark at old Lone Star Brewery site?
If folks are willing to drive to the Pearl, just north of downtown, surely they would drive to the Lone Star site for ...
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Third Death Under TX Abortion Ban; Insurer Pays Its Own Docs More; CME Questioned
A third woman has died under the Texas abortion ban as doctors there avoid dilation and curettage (D&C) procedures and opt ...