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Texas’ Maternal Mortality Rate Tops Any Developed Country. What are Lawmakers Doing About It?
Proposed solutions do little to address the underlying issue — health coverage for women.
Sophie Novack
Sophie Novack is an editor and reporter at the Texas Observer, where she mostly writes about public health. She was previously a staff correspondent at National Journal in Washington, D.C., where she covered health care nationally and started reporting on reproductive health policy in Texas from afar. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from Dartmouth College.
Articles by Sophie Novack
Texas Lawmakers Vote to Take Millions from Clean Air to Fund Anti-Abortion Program
'This is not a pro-life amendment, this is a pro-birth amendment. After that you’re on your own,' one Democrat said.
‘An Incredibly Conservative Budget’: A Guide to the Texas House Proposal
Though they’re having trouble finding money for child welfare, Medicaid and schools, lawmakers found $653 million to fund a state border security plan.