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Study shows an abortion ban may lead to a 21% increase in pregnancy-related deaths

  • Written by Amanda Jean Stevenson, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
imageBanning abortion can have health consequences for pregnant people.Jordan Vonderhaar/Stringer via Getty Images NewsimageCC BY-NC-ND

A new Texas law bans nearly all abortions, and other states have indicated that they likely will follow suit. But the research is clear that people who want abortions but are unable to get them can suffer a slew of negative...

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