Texas abortion ban linked to higher sepsis risk

Texas abortion ban linked to higher sepsis risk after pregnancy loss
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.
Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.
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ProPublica: Sepsis rates have spiked in Texas since abortion ban went into effect
ProPublica found that the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.
Sepsis and Maternal Mortality Rates Surged in Texas After Abortion Ban
Texas is just one state. Maternal health experts are concerned similar, horrific outcomes are happening in all states where abortion is banned.
Report: Sepsis, Maternal Deaths Surged in Texas Following Abortion Bans
A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.
Texas Abortion Ban Linked to Increase in Sepsis Cases
ProPublica analyzed years of statewide hospital data and found more women are developing sepsis than before the ban was instituted.
Rates of pregnancy-related sepsis and deaths grow in Texas after abortion ban
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.
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Texas lawmakers instituted a sweeping six-week abortion ban in 2021, using the threat of criminal conviction to sway providers against offering the medical procedure. The law offered a controversial $10,
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