U.S. House members want answers on Texas’ decision to not review maternal deaths after near-total abortion ban

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, speaks at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 7, 2024. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

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Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are asking Texas’ maternal mortality committee to brief them on the controversial decision to not review pregnancy and childbirth related deaths from the first two years after the state banned nearly all abortions.