A group of U.S. Representatives from the House Oversight Committee are demanding a briefing from the Texas Department of State Health Services regarding the controversial decision to skip reviewing maternal deaths from 2022 and 2023.
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are asking Texas ’ maternal mortality committee to brief them on the controversial decision to not review pregnancy and childbirth related deaths from the first two years after the state banned nearly all abortions. The maternal mortality committee announced in September that it would not review deaths from 2022 and 2023, instead jumping ahead to 2024. At a recent meeting, committee chair and Houston OB/GYN Dr.
Carla Ortique defended the decision as necessary to offer more contemporary recommendations on reducing maternal deaths. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas-area Democrat, and three other members of the House Oversight Committee are questioning whether this decision was influenced by the “chilling effect on reproductive care” in Texas. “Ignoring pregnancy-related deaths during one of the deadliest periods in Texas for pregnant women directly contradicts statutorily required mission of eliminating preventable maternal deaths in Texas,” says the letter sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services Thursday morning. The letter was signed by Crockett, ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, Rep. Summer Lee, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat from Massachusetts. They are requesting a briefing from the state health agency no later than Jan. 2. A spokesperson for the agency did not immediately respond to request for commen
Maternal Mortality Texas Abortion Ban Reproductive Care House Oversight Committee
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Death row inmate Robert Roberson subpoenaed to appear before Texas House committee on FridayTexas death row inmate Robert Roberson was subpoenaed to testify about the state's 'junk science law' at a committee hearing on Friday. Roberson would be the first person in the US executed for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
Read more »
David Cook voted as Texas House Republican Nominee for Speaker of the HouseDavid Cook of Mansfield is now the Texas GOP's nominee for Speaker of the House, but Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock says he has enough votes to win th
Read more »
David Cook voted as Texas House Republican Nominee for Speaker of the HouseDavid Cook of Mansfield is now the Texas GOP's nominee for Speaker of the House, but Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock says he has enough votes to win th
Read more »
House Creator Has An Explanation For Why Dr. House Diagnosed Cases With Lupus FirstHugh Laurie as Gregory House looking fed up next to House looking worried in House
Read more »
Congressional committee demands IRS revoke tax-exempt status of group hosting terrorist fundraisersPolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »
GOP Demands Criminal Probe of Liz Cheney Over January 6th CommitteeA new House GOP report accuses former Rep. Liz Cheney of breaking federal law and recommends a criminal investigation into her role leading the January 6th investigation. The report claims the committee was a 'political weapon' used to blame President Trump for the Capitol riot.
Read more »