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State abortion bans will push people "deeper into poverty," professor says

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Ariana Rosas and Erika Soderstrom

Jun 28, 2022

And for teens, says Lina-Maria Murillo, "you're essentially cutting them off from making major decisions about the future."

"In a country that has fought vehemently against universal health care, our maternal mortality rates are some of the worst in the industrialized world. Forcing birth is only going to make that worse," says Lina-Maria Murillo of the University of Iowa.

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