ProPublica asked governors in 15 states with strict abortion bans whether committees should examine the impact of the laws on maternal deaths; most did not respond.
And that concerns me,” said Caitlin Myers, an economics researcher at Middlebury College who is studying the impact of abortion access on maternal health.
This allows researchers and government officials to see patterns and come up with ways to improve the country’s poor maternal health outcomes.
But he and others recognize who is ultimately in charge of state maternal mortality review committees.
Wilson said maternal mortality review committees must be free to speak candidly about patterns they see in maternal deaths and to release information in a timely fashion.
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