Federal health officials are reporting a substantial decrease in deaths among pregnant women nationwide, with maternal mortality rates falling by almost 20% since 2022, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The decline follows the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, which returned abortion regulation authority to individual states. According to a LifeNews.com analysis, “The improvement flatly contradicts repeated warnings from abortion advocates that protective pro-life laws would trigger a maternal health crisis by forcing women to carry high-risk pregnancies to term.”
The CDC data also indicates improvements in additional public health indicators during the same timeframe, suggesting broader positive trends in maternal care outcomes across the country.
