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35-year-old dies under Texas abortion ban

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35-year-old Porsha Ngumezi died after doctors declined to carry out a standard obstetric procedure that has become less common in Texas because of the state's abortion ban.

Here & Now's Deepa Fernandes speaks with Lizzie Presser, part of a team of reporters at ProPublica that has documented at least three deaths in Texas as doctors opt for riskier miscarriage treatments.

This segment aired on November 26, 2024.

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