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The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee report, delayed by more than three months, estimates that up to 90% of the deaths may have been preventable. Severe complications from pregnancy and childbirth also increased significantly.

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Several new studies show that not everyone denied access to abortions in Texas can travel out of state, but more people than ever before are seeking ways to self-manage abortions with medication at home.

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Many seasonal cocktails use activated charcoal to achieve a black appearance, but the ingredient also messes with many medications.

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'There are a lot of us that want to know whether or not pregnancy in Texas is a death sentence,' one Democratic lawmaker said.

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More than a quarter of women of childbearing age are uninsured in Texas, the highest rate in the nation, and the state has chosen to cap Medicaid benefits for new moms earlier than other states.

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