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Maternal death rates and abortion restrictions

New research finds that states with strict abortion restrictions are seeing higher rates of maternal deaths. The Commonwealth Fund analyzed data from 2021 through 2022 following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the subsequent enactment of state abortion laws. Dr. Carolyn Sufrin, associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, joins CBS News to discuss.
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