We can't talk abortion rights and ignore maternal mortality - The Washington Post

…Pregnancy does not come without risks, which is why we cannot talk about forcing people to remain pregnant without also talking about the country's abysmal record on maternal mortality. 

 We cannot pretend that Black people and other people of color who become pregnant — and then are forced to remain so — aren't more likely to die than White people who become pregnant. 

 We cannot pretend that we're only talking about a fetus when we're discussing access, or lack of, to reproductive health care…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/05/04/dc-black-maternal-mortality-abortion/