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Pregnant women face increasingly dangerous risks as doctors flee punitive US states

With doctors facing threats of criminal penalties for abortion, many states will become ‘maternity care deserts’ where there is no hospital, birthing center or obstetrician

The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2022

Nearly 1 in 4 women with children in states with anti-abortion ‘trigger’ laws are in poverty

Nine of the 13 states that are moving to outlaw abortion and criminalise care have some of the highest maternal poverty rates in the US

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Red states aren't prepared for a post-Roe baby boom

Millions more lived in areas with limited access to maternity care.

Axios · May 20, 2022