Texas' Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee is taking heat for not fully reviewing deaths in the state for the first two years following...
Texas' Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee is taking heat for not fully reviewing deaths in the state for the first two years following the repeal of Roe versus Wade.The state-created committee says the decision to skip deaths from 2021 to 2024 was made in order to offer more timely and relevant recommendations to the State Legislature without wasting resources on the past. They're trying to reduce the current four-to-five-year gap between reports and recommendations.
"We want to be engaged in their lives," Bell said. "Both of my girls have raised concerns about staying in Texas to start their own families. They are genuinely worried whether this is a safe place for them.” Committee chair Dr. Carla Ortique explained that wasn't the case. She says the decision was made to bring their recommendations up to speed with more current data.
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