The Effects of Abortion Access

A large study showed that between 19 88 and 20 ten, there were 108 deaths from over 16 point one million legal abortions in the united states. Yet 13 times as many women died during childbirth during that same period. States that have more restrictions around abortion, as measured by a standardized tool, have a higher maternal mortality rate. places where abortion access is restricted, you see more women dying from pregnancy and childbirth.