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Politics is killing mothers in Texas
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)


The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers), August 23, 2016
Posted: August 29th, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/23/texas-...

When it comes to womens progress, the United States doesnt exactly bring home the gold. We rank 72nd in womens political participation, with women holding less than 20% of congressional seats. Paid maternity leave? The United States comes in last. But at long last, were number one at something: Texas has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. The rate of women dying from pregnancy complications doubled from 2010-2014. Its not a coincidence, of course, that there was another major happening around womens health in Texas during those years: the deliberate closure of clinics that provide abortion and a drastic funding cut to the states family planning budget. Texas gutted the states family planning budget by more than $73m in 2011, forcing clinics to shut down and dramatically reducing the number of women they could provide services to. By 2014, 600 women had died from pregnancy-related complications. Its almost as if what feminists have been saying for years is true: limiting reproductive rights hurts women across the board. Access to reproductive care is necessary not just to prevent or end pregnancies, but to ensure healthy outcomes for those who choose to carry their pregnancies to term.

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