A Texas health committee that reviews all maternal deaths will not examine cases in 2022 and 2023 — the years directly following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee made the decision during a September meeting, claiming that it would allow the board to review more recent cases of maternal deaths in a timely matter.
Many state committees analyzing the death of pregnant mothers, however, operate on a two-year lag, according to the Washington Post. This means that the committee would be right on schedule to analyze the maternal deaths in 2022 and 2023.
Roe was overturned in June 2022. In September 2021, Texas implemented a six-week abortion ban.
While the law allows for abortion in cases in which the life of a mother is in danger, doctors have claimed that the language of the bill is vague and makes it difficult for…
