united states leads the developed world and beyond that in terms of maternal mortality. and the most glaring rates of maternal death take place in the states with the most abortion bans, the most targeted regulations against abortion providers. otherwise known as trap laws. and though it seems that people have been shy about naming it for what it really is, many of these consequences are life and death. so even if we weren't talking about abortion bans, a person is 14 times more likely to die by carrying a pregnancy to term than by having an abortion. abortions are very safe, one of the safest procedures a person can be. so when these restrictions are papers over again and again, what we see are the increased risks to maternal health and safety and we don't see these