All posts tagged "maternal mortality"
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2.3KMediaMSNBC seems to think killing preborn babies can fix high maternal and infant mortality rates
As Americans await the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization regarding Mississippi’s law restricting abortion to the first...
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3.0KActivismPro-life doula creates clinic to improve birth outcomes for Black mothers
Among pro-life activists, much attention is paid to the high number of abortions within the Black community. According to the Centers for...
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5.4KIssuesStudy: Pregnant women more likely to die by homicide than by maternal illness
New research published November 1, 2021, in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology has revealed that a leading cause of death among pregnant...
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1.3KInternationalWest African country of Benin votes to legalize abortion
Abortion is now legal in the West African nation of Benin. The country’s parliament voted to loosen restrictions after a heated debate...
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3.6KHuman RightsUnder the Taliban, the number of Afghan women dying during childbirth is rising
Women continue to suffer after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, including negative changes in how women are allowed to give birth. According...
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2.7KAnalysisFACT CHECK: Do abortion restrictions cause unsafe abortions?
A recent article in Foreign Policy claimed pro-life laws, like the Texas Heartbeat Act (SB8), do not reduce the number of abortions....
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1.5KAnalysisLos Angeles initiative aims to reduce infant and maternal mortality through doula care
Several counties across the country have begun providing low- or no-cost doula services to pregnant women, particularly women of color, in a...
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1.6KIssuesRhode Island law allows doula services to be covered by insurance and Medicaid
A newly signed Rhode Island bill is projected to positively impact the maternal mortality rate in that state, particularly for women of...
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1.9KNewsbreakAmnesty International declares Ireland a “rogue nation” for protecting life
Last week the United Nation Human Rights Committee called Ireland “cruel” for its ban on abortion, and now Amnesty International has joined...
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2.6KAnalysisVox video spreads abortion misinformation while pretending to correct it
Just days after unsuccessfully arguing that banning abortion with rape and health exceptions is still too extreme, Vox has a new video...
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2.0KInternationalPresident of Sierra Leone halts legalization of abortion
President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone has refused for a second time to sign into law a bill legalizing abortion. Specifically,...
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3.7KInternationalSierra Leone removes abortion ban, legalizes abortion
On Tuesday, the African nation of Sierra Leone passed the Safe Abortion Act, which legalizes abortion for any reason up to 12...
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1.7K3NewsbreakKenyan lawmaker warns Obama not to push abortion during trip
A member of the Kenyan Parliament is warning US President Barack Obama not to promote abortion during his impending trip to the...
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2.5K1AnalysisCan countries that prohibit abortion provide quality maternal health care? (VIDEO)
Would you expect a country that prohibits all abortion to have a higher or lower rate of maternal mortality?
