https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933448
News Release 1-Nov-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Colorado at Boulderrg/news-releases/933448
Banning abortion nationwide would lead to a 21% increase in the number of pregnancy-related deaths overall and a 33% increase among Black women, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
Published October 25 in the journal Demography, the study estimates only the portion of increased deaths that would be due to complications of being pregnant and of delivering a baby.
Any increased death due to unsafe abortions or attempted abortions would be in addition to these estimates.
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Carrying a pregnancy to term is 33 times riskier than having an abortion, with 0.6 maternal deaths per 100,000 abortions compared to 20.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Research also shows that those most likely to seek abortion care, including women of color, poor women and those with chronic or acute health conditions, are also more likely to encounter serious complications during pregnancy.
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