Banning abortion could increase Georgia’s maternal-death rate more dramatically than previously thought, according to a new data analysis out since the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Women’s health experts warned long before the Roe ruling that outlawing abortion would worsen maternal health outcomes. Now, researchers at the University of Colorado have forecast what these dangers would like under a hypothetical total nationwide abortion ban.
Using recently released data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they estimate that in the years following an abortion ban, maternal deaths would increase by 24% overall.
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