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Jada Respress is a 2023 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University majoring in communication with a focus in broadcast journalism and a minor in politics and government. She has interned as a multimedia journalist at WOUB Public Media, social media strategist at Role Model Magazine, marketing and blog writer at Evergreen Podcasts, and politics and culture editor at Ohio Wesleyan’s The Transcript.

‘How sick is sick enough?’ Abortion bans leave providers and patients questioning when care is OK

While the abortion debate often centers on elective procedures, many happen because of medical emergencies or to end a pregnancy where a baby would not live long, if at all. Yet post-Roe, pregnant individuals have been unable to get needed care because of bans that have left doctors unsure of what procedures they can perform.

In the South, grassroots activists are working to combat maternal mortality rates. Among them, from left, are: Maya Hart and Monica Simpson of SisterSong; Iesha Lynch, a birth, death and postpartum doula; Maya Jackson, founder of MAAME; and Tina Braimah, a midwife and owner of Sankofa Birth and Women’s Care. (Photos by Shelby Rae Wills/News21)

Activists unite to fight maternal mortality post-Roe

Black women are far more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than white women across the U.S. In the South, activists and providers are working to overcome these disparities, which they worry will worsen amid abortion bans.