Maternal deaths fell after reversal of Roe v. Wade: CDC report
A federal report shows that maternal deaths declined sharply in 2023, contradicting predictions that abortion restrictions would lead to a health crisis.
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Articles tagged Maternal Mortality
South Dakota Democrat gives up on ‘pro-abortion’ bills, says they ‘would not pass’
A South Dakota Democrat openly used the phrase ‘pro-abortion’ to describe her side’s position. Erin Healy has previously called it ‘dangerous’ to say that children do best in a home with a mother and a father.
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Falling maternal mortality rates contradict pro-abortion rhetoric against overturning Roe
A new CDC report shows a 17% decline in maternal mortality in 2023, the first full year after Roe v. Wade’s reversal – challenging the pro-abortion narrative that pro-life laws endanger women’s health.
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Pro-life expert debunks report linking maternal deaths to abortion restrictions
Charlotte Lozier Institute fellow Dr. Michael New argued that a report claiming pro-life laws led to increased maternal death in Texas is flawed and that ‘countries with strong pro-life laws also have low maternal mortality rates.’
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Maternal mortality rates in the US have been greatly overestimated, new study finds
Misconceptions linking the prohibition of abortion to increased maternal mortality persist, despite evidence suggesting otherwise, such as in Ethiopia and Mexico.
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Kristi Noem declares 2024 to be ‘Freedom for Life’ Year in South Dakota
The Republican governor said that the 'most important way' for South Dakota to promote the freedom for life in the state is to take 'care of both moms and their babies before birth AND after.'
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Lockdowns have led to ‘avoidable deaths of both mothers and babies,’ researchers say
More child-birthing deaths, stillbirths, ruptured ectopic pregnancies, and maternal stress worldwide during the lockdowns, Lancet study says, but fewer premature births
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OB/GYN group blasts $600M global abortion fund: Women need help having babies, not killing them
Abortions do not significantly reduce maternal deaths. Meeting the basic obstetrical needs of mothers and children does.
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We can’t contracept our way to maternal and child health
The world needs policies that treat the complications of childbirth and infancy, not policies that treat childbirth and infancy as complications.
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Planned Parenthood, UN sound alarm (AGAIN) over fake ‘contraception crisis’
In fact, the truth is exactly the opposite of what they claim.
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