Patients who experienced a second-trimester pregnancy loss in a Texas hospital had a higher risk of contracting sepsis after the state's initial abortion ban went into effect in 2021, per a new ProPublica investigation.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

ProPublica found that the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.