Just over a year ago, the Supreme Court of the United States stripped away the constitutional right to abortion care in its historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Five judges dismantled a 50-year precedent; now 25 million women live in a state with abortion bans or severe restrictions.
In a nation that already holds the record for the highest maternal mortality rate among Western countries, the U.S. is by no means the safest place to give birth. In fact, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared its maternal death rates a public health crisis years ago — one the U.S. does not seem prepared to solve anytime soon.
