Stephan:   Anti-choice policies produce increased maternal mortality. In fact, America has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. More women die giving birth in the U.S.; it is literally at the risk of your life that you have a baby in the U.S.. Washington, D.C., as this report describes, has a worse maternal mortality rate than Syria, a country being dismantled by war. That's how bad it has. gotten. Oh, and did I mentioned that this whole anti-choice policy and its effects are blatantly racist? According to this report, "In the U.S., both place and race increase women’s risk of of suffering a maternal death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have concluded that the majority of maternity deaths could be prevented by addressing 'access to appropriate and high-quality care, missed or delayed diagnoses, and lack of knowledge among patients and providers around warning signs.'" However, since two-thirds of Americans have never been outside U.S. borders, they have absolutely no idea what successful healthcare is like, or what it costs, so this is all happening with very little public pushback.