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@dhstokyo@techhub.socialThis should be criminal. States with heavily restrictive abortion access had a maternal death rate 62% HIGHER than states that didn’t.
The analysis came from the Commonwealth Fund, an independent research org focused on health policy, and — this is the saddest part — was conducted BEFORE Roe v Wade was overturned.
@dhstokyo I went and found the study - incredible data on there. Especially the correlation between other medical resources and abortion stance (more resources in general available in states that protect abortion access).
In case anyone else wants to read it: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/dec/us-maternal-health-divide-limited-services-worse-outcomes
@booksthatgoboom Thanks for linking it here. 
@dhstokyo Absolutely! 80% of the time I'd be too lazy, but I happened to be procrastinating writing at the time so I figured I would harness that energy for the forces of good