Increasing maternal and child mortality

Since abortion is no longer a recognized right in all states in the USA, deaths of newborns and their mothers are commonplace. Shortly after Texas law went into effect banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a woman died after treatment for an abortion was delayed for 40 hours. USA, end of abortion rights increases child mortality: +7% in the 18 months since the repeal of Roe v. Wade ruling. What the data says. The story The victim, Josseli Barnica, a 28-year-old mother, came to the hospital suffering and bleeding. She was 17 weeks pregnant and was admitted for convulsions shortly after the new law came into effect. Upon examination, doctors found a “missing miscarriage” and “inevitable,” but the fetal heartbeat was still present. A tragic condition that left the woman trapped in the ambiguity of Texas law and risking her life. Although all elements of her medical record indicated a borderline situation, the six weeks allowed by Texas law for elective abortion had already passed. Barnica died in September 2021 from sepsis due to “products of conception,” according to the autopsy. According to ProPublica, her death was “preventable” as experts pointed out the high risk of infection if treatment was delayed. Under Texas law, doctors were not allowed to intervene until a “medical emergency” occurred — a term not clarified in the law. It wasn’t until 40 hours later, when the fetal heartbeat was no longer detectable, that doctors induced labor. But by this time the infection had spread and Barnica died of blood poisoning a few days later. Experts in gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine told ProPublica that case management violated standards of medical care because of the risk of infection involved. If Bernica had received help in time, she would have had a “good chance of survival.” In a statement, HCA Healthcare, the hospital group responsible for Barnica’s care, said the doctors “exercised independent judgment” and that “our responsibility is to comply with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.” The Barnica case has fueled political debate about the impact of abortion bans, which are now one of the central issues in US elections. Colin Allred, U.S. Representative from Dallas and Senate candidate against anti-abortion Senator Ted Cruz, expressed his condolences: “My heart breaks for the Barnica family… Josseli Barnica should be alive today, but because of Ted Cruz, Texas’ cruel abortion ban. “ Women were denied the life-saving health care they needed. “We can’t afford another six years of Ted Cruz,” but nothing has changed since then and abortion remains an unrecognized right in America.