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For the first time in decades, the maternal mortality has declined significantly. More access to prenatal care, fewer pregnancies worldwide, and improvements in large countries like China and India have all contributed to the improved numbers. However, some experts are concerned that the report, published in the journal, Lancet, may distract from work that still needs to be done.
We're joined by Denise Grady, reporter for The New York Times and Dr. Flavia Bustreo, director of the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health. They maintain that this positive news means that efforts are working and should continue to be applied, and redoubled in countries with high mortality rates.
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Of course, we wouldn't have so many abortions if we were better about making sure women could PREVENT pregnancy, would we? That means access to info about contraception, access to contraception itself with nobody standing on a moral pedestal deciding how and when a woman may say "I do not want children [whether it's not now or not ever]," no societal views that a woman MUST have children, better health care for women whose health or lives could be endangered by pregnancy, whatever we need to do to have fewer rapes, etc. Except most people don't think that far...they just spout their "no abortion!" rhetoric and don't worry about how that might be achieved.
You might want to mention that maternal death has increased significantly in the US, despite the worldwide decline.
Of course how many are chidren are killed each day in abortion?
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