Sepsis Rates Soared in Texas

Texas banned abortion. Then sepsis rates soared.
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis.
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Andrea Suozzo, Sophie Chou and Lizzie Presser ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.
ProPublica: Sepsis rates have spiked in Texas since abortion ban went into effect
ProPublica found that the rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost their pregnancies in the second trimester.
Sepsis and Maternal Mortality Rates Surged in Texas After Abortion Ban
Texas is just one state. Maternal health experts are concerned similar, horrific outcomes are happening in all states where abortion is banned.
Report: Sepsis, Maternal Deaths Surged in Texas Following Abortion Bans
A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.
Texas abortion ban linked to higher sepsis risk after pregnancy loss
Patients who experienced a second-trimester pregnancy loss in a Texas hospital had a higher risk of contracting sepsis after the state's initial abortion ban went into effect in 2021, per a new ProPublica investigation.
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Texas banned abortions - and then sepsis rates started to soar
ProPublica analyzed seven years of Texas hospitals’ discharge data — from 2017 through 2023 — and found that since 2021, when the southern state’s initial abortion ban went into effect ...
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