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Selena Simmons-Duffin

Recent Contributions

  • Maternal deaths in the U.S. spiked in 2021, CDC reports
  • To safeguard healthy twin in utero, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure
  • More than 16 million people bought insurance on Healthcare.gov, a record high
  • It's not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults
  • Because of Wisconsin's abortion ban, one mother gave up trying for another child
  • Doctors who want to defy abortion laws say it's too risky
  • Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait
  • At 18 weeks pregnant, she faced an immense decision with just days to make it
  • Poverty and uninsured rates drop, thanks to pandemic-era policies
  • Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to drop, driven by COVID-19