Pro-life groups press CDC for updated abortion and maternal mortality reporting
Pro-life medical orgs are calling for the CDC to release overdue abortion reporting and implement more accurate methods of calculating maternal mortality rates.
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Pro-life medical orgs are calling for the CDC to release overdue abortion reporting and implement more accurate methods of calculating maternal mortality rates.
Read →(Washington, D.C.): Led by Americans United for Life (AUL), top legal and medical pro-life groups, including the American Association of Pro-Life OB-GYNs, Christian Medical & Dental Associations, and the Catholic Medical Association have delivered policy recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an effort to “increase the quality of data and […] The post Leading Pro-Life Experts to CDC: Fix Broken Maternal Mortality and Abortion Reporting Systems appeared first on Americans United for Life .
Read →Mary Harned analyzes an Idaho federal court decision concerning abortion access in cases involving threats to life or health. She critiques the court's reasoning and considers the decision's implications for abortion regulation after Dobbs.
Read →National Right to Life opposes Massachusetts legislation changing the conditions and settings under which abortions after 24 weeks may be performed. The release argues that reliance on physician judgment weakens protections for unborn children and removes safeguards for patients.
Read →Van Maren defends Malta's abortion restrictions and challenges accounts that portray them as incompatible with maternal safety. He discusses the Andrea Prudente case and the political campaign to change the country's law.
Read →Abortion advocates have misleadingly used the topic of “maternal health” to promote a pro-abortion agenda. Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the American public has been told repeatedly that abortion is often needed to protect the life of a pregnant woman in an emergency, and that without abortion, maternal mortality in the U.S. would […] The post Fact Sheet: Introduction to Maternal Mortality appeared first on Lozier Institute .
Read →ADF announces trial-related media availability in a Kansas challenge to abortion informed-consent and reporting requirements. The release explains the state’s defense of requirements to disclose risks, available assistance, and information about reasons for abortion.
Read →Snyder critiques coverage of Kat Cammack's ectopic pregnancy and the hesitation described by her medical team. She disputes the interpretation that Florida's abortion restrictions prohibited the needed treatment.
Read →Geraghty discusses the birth of Adriana Smith's son after she was declared brain dead during pregnancy. The commentary considers the ethical justification for continued support and disputes claims that Georgia's abortion law necessarily dictated her care.
Read →Randall O'Bannon critiques a study of clinician relocation after Dobbs, questioning what its sample can establish about broader maternal-care availability. He argues that movement by abortion-only providers should not automatically be interpreted as a general loss of obstetric services.
Read →Aldhizer and Bane challenge claims that abortion restrictions explain reported maternal deaths and question the consistency of mortality surveillance. They call for better data, clearer professional guidance, and higher standards of pregnancy care from a pro-life perspective.
Read →Snyder challenges reporting that links Josseli Barnica's death to a legal requirement to wait for fetal cardiac activity to cease. She argues that emergency exceptions permitted intervention and raises separate questions about the medical care described in the reporting.
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